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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
Never rely solely on caller ID, email headers or video presence.
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Brian Greenberg, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Dortmund, Young Boys and Crvena Zvezda were all on the receiving end of goals scored from such headers into the six-yard box.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Brian Greenberg, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Dortmund, Young Boys and Crvena Zvezda were all on the receiving end of goals scored from such headers into the six-yard box.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headers
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Ronaldo is one of just nine players to have won the competition five times or more (only counting those who played in winning finals) and is the only one of these men with his titles split across clubs.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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In addition to publishing a range of podcasts, the Pushkin network includes a healthy menu of audiobook titles.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The standard trim, layer, and fine-tune features are all here, plus elements like automatic captions, text, 4K HDR, and more.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meeropol uses onscreen captions and dates only sparingly, which can make the flow of Carroll’s life a bit difficult to track.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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By using standard resume headings, maintaining consistent structure and formatting throughout, and using spelling or grammar checkers to ensure that content is written correctly, applicants tend to stand out to AI.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Use short paragraphs, bullet points and clear headings to highlight key info.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Pricing Anxiety And The Agentic Future Recent headlines stoked fears about customer-level dynamic pricing.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Making headlines is not always a net positive, given Texas Republicans’ appetite for revenge; national attention is often met with an equally intense backlash.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Headers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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