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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
Milazzo’s header sailed into the net off a short corner routine.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Fans of a certain generation will always have Steve Chettle’s header in Munich.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Women’s Champions Classic began in 2024 with four teams — UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee — competing in a double-header at the New York Liberty’s home arena in Brooklyn, and the same four squads returned to the event in 2025.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
But Republic got the match’s first goal in the 68th minute on a header by Kleemann, a former player for Austin FC of MLS.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Fans of a certain generation will always have Steve Chettle’s header in Munich.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The Women’s Champions Classic began in 2024 with four teams — UConn, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee — competing in a double-header at the New York Liberty’s home arena in Brooklyn, and the same four squads returned to the event in 2025.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
But Republic got the match’s first goal in the 68th minute on a header by Kleemann, a former player for Austin FC of MLS.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for header
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In 10 seasons in the IHSA, Yorkville Christian has won four regional titles, two sectionals and the Class 1A state title in 2021-22.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Case, a player on KU’s 2008 NCAA title team, is in his 11th season on Bill Self’s KU coaching staff.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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The photo captions have also been updated to clarify that the program is funded in part, not solely, by Lyda Hill Philanthropies.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Instagram’s lack of caption linking has led people to use third-party services like Linktree, which allow creators to add external links in their bios.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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Currently, Republican lawmakers are calling for the passage of laws that would ban weather modification, placing all kinds of ordinary scientific experimentation under that scary-sounding heading.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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While Zootopia 2 connected with audiences there with its great rabbit symbolism, the one big plus for Pixar’s latest heading into China is that Hoppers has trailered greatly on Zootopia 2 which is up to $667M there.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
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The essay moves between memoir, medical history, academic citations and media headlines.—
Amanda Marton Ramaciotti,
The Dial,
19 Mar. 2026
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News of the incident first made headlines earlier this week when Paul’s other hit show, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, paused filming for season five amid the situation.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Header.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/header. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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