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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
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Recent Examples of header
Inter Miami took a 1-0 lead right before the first half whistle when Tadeo Allende leaped and drilled in a header off a perfect cross from Jordi Alba.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Miller, a native of Versailles, Kentucky, will be especially busy at this year's festival performing a double header.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
LightRocket via Getty Images A head of the class header
That came in a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo in East Hartford Conn.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The internal cable runs from the USB-C port on the Edge to a 10-pin USB internal header on your motherboard.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Miller, a native of Versailles, Kentucky, will be especially busy at this year's festival performing a double header.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
LightRocket via Getty Images A head of the class header
That came in a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo in East Hartford Conn.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The internal cable runs from the USB-C port on the Edge to a 10-pin USB internal header on your motherboard.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for header
Noun
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A day after clinching the division title, the Dodgers did not take batting practice on the field but Muncy took ground balls at third base for quite awhile and seemed to be moving freely.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Deilus has found that many of her customers like to style vintage books on shelves or coffee tables and will keep her eyes peeled for interesting titles while thrifting.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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But a later update to the caption clarified that Erewhon isn’t actually opening additional physical locations, leaving many disappointed.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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Roman began an Instagram post caption for her daughter.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Heather, a masterful narrator, provides a rundown of where everyone stands with one another heading into this new season, which is something more shows should do.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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Google’s Search Central guidance and WCAG principles both emphasize making content easy to crawl and understand, using clear headings, logical site structures, descriptive alt text and meaningful link text.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The family first made headlines in 2015 after Snapchat bought Gee’s mobile scanning app for $54 million.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX was also famously involved in funding and operating the headline-grabbing Polaris Dawn crewed commercial mission in September 2024.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Header.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/header. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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