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
the recipe for turkey gumbo is under the heading "stews" rather than under "soups"
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headlines
Noun
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As Kipling says, keep your head, ignore breathless headlines and keep doing your thing.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025 -
The young family was about to embark on a journey that is making headlines nationwide.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Headings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headings. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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