headers

Definition of headersnext
plural of header
as in titles
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 The engine, which was refreshed in the 1980s, was also fitted with new headers. 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
Noun
  • The catalog runs to more than 400 Chinese-language, 200 English-language and 50 Korean titles spanning variety, reality and comedy.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • The doubleheader loss also prevented Palomar from becoming only the fourth school in 44 years to win both the baseball and women’s softball titles in the same season.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Closed captions were built for deaf audiences.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Will my boss prefer serif or sans serif headings in this pitch deck?
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That dynamic shows up clearly in this week’s headlines.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Large-scale developments, billion-dollar projects and tourism records may look impressive in headlines, but who is truly benefiting?
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026

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“Headers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headers. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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