as in title
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
I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work
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Recent Examples of headline
Several of Silicon Valley’s wealthiest — Page, Sergey Brin and Mark Zuckerberg — have made headlines in recent months by buying real estate in South Florida.
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Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
What is known, however, is that Swift has been in the headlines because of her upcoming wedding to Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
Beach Bunny headlines the festival's opening night, Original Koffee headlines on Thursday, Common headlines Friday, Babyface headlines Saturday and Julieta Venegas is the festival's closing headliner.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
While many of the headlines surrounding Swift this summer have largely focused on her impending wedding with Travis Kelce, her non-nuptial activities have been very country forward.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
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Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
What is known, however, is that Swift has been in the headlines because of her upcoming wedding to Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
Beach Bunny headlines the festival's opening night, Original Koffee headlines on Thursday, Common headlines Friday, Babyface headlines Saturday and Julieta Venegas is the festival's closing headliner.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
While many of the headlines surrounding Swift this summer have largely focused on her impending wedding with Travis Kelce, her non-nuptial activities have been very country forward.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headline
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Johnson started all 40 games for Michigan last season, emerging as a breakout sophomore after starting just eight games as a freshman at Illinois, and capped his rise with a double‑double in the national title game under May.
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Tennis player Althea Gibson became the first Black woman to win Wimbledon, claiming the women’s singles title.
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Like why does Bravo think making the captions all different sizes screams Gen Z?
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Prior to the show, Richie shared photos on Instagram and expressed excitement for the upcoming show in the caption.
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Whether that’s viable heading into budget negotiations with a more progressive Albany is the question corporate lobbyists should be gaming out now.
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Despite shelling out their second-largest salary on the team – behind only Doncic – the Lakers’ amount of wiggle room remains the same heading into unrestricted free agency next week.
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“Headline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headline. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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