titles 1 of 2

plural of title
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as in captions
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize a humorous illustration appears above the title of every chapter in the book

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as in championships
the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition won the singles title three years in a row

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titles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of title

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Recent Examples of titles
Noun
Customers may purchase or rent a selection of media titles from Prime Video without having an Amazon Prime or Prime Video account. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 Gimelstob won 17 tour titles including the 1998 Australian Open and French Open mixed doubles title with Venus Williams. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025 That right there gives you a pretty good idea of the range of titles showing at NYFF this year. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025 The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue. Devonne Goode, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025 Talking Heads collected 13 charted titles on the Billboard 200, including eight that reached the top 40. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025 Check out the full release schedule, episode titles (announced so far) and the finale date below. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Kansas City fans aren’t used to this kind of start – especially after celebrating three Super Bowl titles in the last six years. Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 There's definitely room in the world of popular gaming for titles like Silksong that push even experienced players to their limits. ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
That was just in time for the first of three Super Bowl titles the Chiefs won between that year and 2023-24. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 The Dragons didn’t play in 2024 after winning Manzanita League titles the previous two seasons. Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titles
Noun
  • Lily, Loki, Max, Star, Oscar, Zelda, Pepper, Callie, Gus, Kitty, Olive, Olivia, Jack and Chloe, are among the other popular monikers.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Which of the following monikers did Benjamin Franklin NOT employ?
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Messages automatically translate and live captions appear on screen in FaceTime.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The subsequent pages include a childlike drawing of a wedding and redacted photos of young children in bed, playing piano, and evidently posing for the camera, with captions in what appears to be Maxwell’s handwriting.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Like many of his teammates, Notarainni was part of the teams that won league championships in 2023 and ‘24, the program’s first since 2019.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Isaiah is still in the league and by now, despite the long-ago injury, has gone on to win a Tom Brady-like haul of championships.
    Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit also names publisher Penguin Random House and four Times reporters as defendants.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • According to a Manhattan Supreme Court foreclosure suit filed in December that names both Bill and Camille, the pair stopped making payments on the loans in June 2024 in addition to failing to pay over $300,000 in property taxes.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • By using standard resume headings, maintaining consistent structure and formatting throughout, and using spelling or grammar checkers to ensure that content is written correctly, applicants tend to stand out to AI.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • North Korea labels the allies' joint drills as invasion rehearsals and often uses them as a pretext to dial up military demonstrations and weapons tests aimed at advancing its nuclear program.
    KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Designed by house favorite architect Peter Marino, the new House of Dior New York location is the first in the world to house the designer labels' entire offerings, including women's, men's, beauty, and home, under one roof.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Such designations can result in lower mortgage rates and reduced down payment requirements compared to rental or second-home classifications.
    Adeola Adeosun Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Niners were already entering the regular season beat up on offense with injury designations from running back Christian McCaffery (strained calf) and wide receiver Juaun Jennings (strained calf).
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The projection of the image on Windsor Castle, where Trump is due to meet King Charles on Wednesday, and an earlier unfurling of a huge version of the same image, will ensure that Epstein remains in the headlines.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • From tech giants like Intel, Tesla and Cisco to retailers closing brick-and-mortar locations across the board, job cuts are making headlines with alarming frequency.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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