as in titles
either one of the words that are at the top of a page in a dictionary or similar book and that show the first and last words on the page
It is easiest to use the guide words to find the page for the word you are looking up.
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Noun
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While other people were asking about promotions, titles, and raises, Burns was taking on the problems nobody else wanted to solve.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Thanks to a robust loadout of cutting-edge silicon, including an Nvidia 50-series graphics card and speedy 24-core Intel processor, the laptop delivers desktop-grade performance on all of today's top titles.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bars are beckoning with banners of the teams.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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At the Ben Ami family home, two banners sway in the breeze — one with the face of Ohad Ben Ami, the other showing his wife, Raz.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Guide words.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guide%20words. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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