headers

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 To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 The software also supports OCR, redaction, repair, batch processing, and compression, as well as headers, footers, page numbers, and watermarks. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 The envelope for mailed correspondence and full email headers can also provide information about when it was sent or received. — Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 The power plant features titanium headers and an Akrapovič silencer for the exhaust, and is allowed to breathe through a massive front intake that required reworking the steering head. — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026 The Brazilian midfielder has scored four goals, all headers, in his last five matches after scoring in three consecutive games against CF Montreal, Atlanta United and Chicago before being held scoreless Saturday against Nashville. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Like all funny writers, Park is attentive to form, and uses headers and other formal shifts to get in little jokes and control his pacing. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 Three of Haaland’s five goals in City’s last four matches have been headers, an area of his game that was always a relative weakness but suddenly seems to have improved. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Casemiro’s goals have come on headers in three straight matches. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headers
Noun
  • Job titles that mention AI accounted for 37% of the increase.
    — Corynn Winston, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Vietnamese films grossed more than VND3 trillion ($114 million) at home in 2025, outperforming international titles in the local market for the first time.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In lieu of captions, these are paired with placards giving slang terms for alcoholic intoxication.
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Lessons aren’t downloadable, and closed captions aren’t available.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some school pocket charts have fluid designs, while other charts have preprinted headings that create a sense of structure, including fill-in-the-blank sentences and basic math formulas.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
  • Make Content Easier To Navigate One simple step is making content easy to navigate with clear headings, short sections and descriptive links.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Though most of the headlines about shortform content have been about vertical video and microdrama, buyers could be taken by the unique nature of the format.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow — When the Siberian town of Shelekhov found itself at the center of global headlines over a plague scare, residents might have hoped to be the best informed.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Headers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headers. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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