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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 headers
The engine, which was refreshed in the 1980s, was also fitted with new headers.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 May 2026
Attacking teams have weaponised blocking to target specific zonal markers and facilitate runs for their best headers of the ball.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 11 May 2026
And after carrying some double-headers in recent weeks, NBC curiously opted to air only single games on Monday and Tuesday this week (the series openers of Knicks-76ers and Lakers-OKC), and stuck its two other playoff games those nights on Peacock.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Physical connectors, like USB headers, are also strong enough for general use, even with reduced solder and pin material.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
Tasos Douvikas and Assane Diao scored with headers for Como.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Free tools such as Google's Messageheader analyzer, MXToolbox and Microsoft's Message Header Analyzer can break down email headers and show the path a message traveled across mail servers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
This is one of the most traditional and widely recognized curtain headers.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Different headers create different looks, and some are easier to open and close than others.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 May 2026
Attacking teams have weaponised blocking to target specific zonal markers and facilitate runs for their best headers of the ball.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 11 May 2026
And after carrying some double-headers in recent weeks, NBC curiously opted to air only single games on Monday and Tuesday this week (the series openers of Knicks-76ers and Lakers-OKC), and stuck its two other playoff games those nights on Peacock.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Physical connectors, like USB headers, are also strong enough for general use, even with reduced solder and pin material.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
Tasos Douvikas and Assane Diao scored with headers for Como.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Free tools such as Google's Messageheader analyzer, MXToolbox and Microsoft's Message Header Analyzer can break down email headers and show the path a message traveled across mail servers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
This is one of the most traditional and widely recognized curtain headers.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Different headers create different looks, and some are easier to open and close than others.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headers
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The slapstick titles—Crackned Horsez, To of Them, Ape Island, all 1972—further stymied any straightforwardly polemical takeaway.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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My mother translated some of the titles and tables of contents for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Closed captions were built for deaf audiences.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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In September, Meta released its own display glasses, enabling users to see features like messages, photo previews and live captions through a small display that's built into one of the device's lenses.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Breaking information into short sections with scannable headings may help keep candidates engaged longer, so try to focus on that approach instead.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Will my boss prefer serif or sans serif headings in this pitch deck?—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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The headlines ask what went wrong in a delivery room, emergency department, or postpartum ward, while far less attention is given to the years—sometimes decades—of inequity that made those outcomes more likely in the first place.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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While lithium often dominates headlines, graphite is actually one of the largest components inside a lithium-ion battery by weight.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Headers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headers. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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