1
: a heading of a subdivision (as in an outline)
2
: a subordinate caption, title, or headline
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As part of the morbid support of the rapper’s upcoming 12th studio album, the obit shrewdly has quote marks around the subhead that had fans thinking Slim Shady was dropping a hint about the project’s possible lead single.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 May 2024
Only in the subheads are these lovers (most of whom have already been introduced earlier in the book) referred to by their first names; in each case, their full names are in the text, which recounts their backgrounds, interests, and their links to Jacob Taubes.
—Susan Neiman, The New York Review of Books, 6 Apr. 2023
The only edits the professors made were adding subheads for the paper’s different sections and some references.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Wasn’t a subhead slush funds.
—Leila Atassi, cleveland, 22 Apr. 2022
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 May 2024
Only in the subheads are these lovers (most of whom have already been introduced earlier in the book) referred to by their first names; in each case, their full names are in the text, which recounts their backgrounds, interests, and their links to Jacob Taubes.
—Susan Neiman, The New York Review of Books, 6 Apr. 2023
The only edits the professors made were adding subheads for the paper’s different sections and some references.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Wasn’t a subhead slush funds.
—Leila Atassi, cleveland, 22 Apr. 2022
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“Subhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subhead. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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subhead
noun
sub·head
ˈsəb-ˌhed 
1
: a heading under which one of the divisions of a subject is listed
2
: a title or headline coming after the main title or headline
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