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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
why does each column have a header except the last one?
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Recent Examples of headers
Oviedo took control of the match with two quick goals after halftime from Federico Vinas, who scored with headers in the 50th and 52nd minutes.
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ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
That buzz showed through quadruple-headers on Saturday and Sunday in the 30th edition’s first two days.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
Double-headers featuring at least one and sometimes three teams of Philly’s best college basketball teams filled the place every night.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The copycats in the lower leagues can’t rely on that, and the football has become distinctly more old-school, with many more headers per game than, say, five years ago.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Glow-in-the-dark outsoles represent glowing engine headers, and the shoe’s color-shifting eggplant purple upper takes a page from custom car wraps.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
That includes usernames, passwords, card details, personal information, session cookies from HTTP headers and API tokens pulled directly from network requests.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Apple will continue streaming Friday night MLB double-headers through 2028.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Four-pin headers on the back of the motherboard handle SATA power if such drives are required.
—PC Magazine, 12 Nov. 2025
ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
That buzz showed through quadruple-headers on Saturday and Sunday in the 30th edition’s first two days.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
Double-headers featuring at least one and sometimes three teams of Philly’s best college basketball teams filled the place every night.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
The copycats in the lower leagues can’t rely on that, and the football has become distinctly more old-school, with many more headers per game than, say, five years ago.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Glow-in-the-dark outsoles represent glowing engine headers, and the shoe’s color-shifting eggplant purple upper takes a page from custom car wraps.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
That includes usernames, passwords, card details, personal information, session cookies from HTTP headers and API tokens pulled directly from network requests.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Apple will continue streaming Friday night MLB double-headers through 2028.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Four-pin headers on the back of the motherboard handle SATA power if such drives are required.
—PC Magazine, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headers
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Tensions began mounting over the former couple’s association with Epstein in the fall, with both surrendering their respective Duke and Duchess of York titles in October 2025.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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After winning just eight games in the program’s debut season in 2023, Panther Creek has won 20 in back-to-back seasons, as well as its first district titles in 2024 and 2025 when Cole and Wagner both were on varsity.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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This is a good time to mention iOS and Android both have a plethora of accessibility settings for people who need assistance with vision (text magnification or better contrast) or hearing issues (live captions) or who need assistance using the touch screen accurately or some other issues.—
Jim Rossman,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The captions offer a deluge of affiliate links for supplements and nontoxic cleaning products.—
Elaine Godfrey,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Simple formatting, recognizable headings, and standard section labels all carry weight in whether a resume is parsed correctly.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
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Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment is short, a mere fifty words including the section headings, but with a large intended effect.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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With Metro Surge dominating headlines nationwide and around the world, photos and video captured by observers were shaping public opinion of the operation.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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The headlines frame this as a retreat from diversity.—
Betsy Atkins,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Headers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headers. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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