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
Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment is short, a mere fifty words including the section headings, but with a large intended effect.
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JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
The Ocean Exploration Trust maintains a livestream of the expedition, including the depths and headings of the ROV Little Hercules and ROV (Towsled) Atalanta.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Google’s Search Central guidance and WCAG principles both emphasize making content easy to crawl and understand, using clear headings, logical site structures, descriptive alt text and meaningful link text.
—Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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
JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
The Ocean Exploration Trust maintains a livestream of the expedition, including the depths and headings of the ROV Little Hercules and ROV (Towsled) Atalanta.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Google’s Search Central guidance and WCAG principles both emphasize making content easy to crawl and understand, using clear headings, logical site structures, descriptive alt text and meaningful link text.
—Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headings
Noun
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This year, Gorst had the chance to add to his hall-of-fame resume by winning back-to-back titles.—
Jeremy Herb,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Vesia’s teammate, Will Klein, mentioned Alex and Kayla after the Dodgers clinched back-to-back World Series titles.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Chris frequently shares photos of his family on social media with sweet captions.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The removal of Spears' Instagram account comes after years of public concern and defense over her social media presence, in which the pop star has been seen posting dance videos (including with knives), sometimes with unintelligible and bizarre captions.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The August 2023 raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper and its owner’s home drew national headlines and was roundly criticized as an attack on press freedom.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
12 Nov. 2025
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This latter addendum would cover athletes like Imane Khelif, a boxer who made headlines at the most recent Olympic games.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
11 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Headings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headings. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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