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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Recent Examples of headings
Use clear headings, concise explanations and logical formatting.
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Jeremy Fields, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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
On a radio channel typically reserved for crisp, professional callouts about altitude, headings and runway assignments, the animal impressions stood out — to put it mildly.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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
Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment is short, a mere fifty words including the section headings, but with a large intended effect.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Jeremy Fields, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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
On a radio channel typically reserved for crisp, professional callouts about altitude, headings and runway assignments, the animal impressions stood out — to put it mildly.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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
Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment is short, a mere fifty words including the section headings, but with a large intended effect.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headings
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The slapstick titles—Crackned Horsez, To of Them, Ape Island, all 1972—further stymied any straightforwardly polemical takeaway.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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My mother translated some of the titles and tables of contents for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Tubi supports closed captions on the vast majority of its content.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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The headlines ask what went wrong in a delivery room, emergency department, or postpartum ward, while far less attention is given to the years—sometimes decades—of inequity that made those outcomes more likely in the first place.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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While lithium often dominates headlines, graphite is actually one of the largest components inside a lithium-ion battery by weight.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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“Headings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headings. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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