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
Simple formatting, recognizable headings, and standard section labels all carry weight in whether a resume is parsed correctly.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headings
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Sabalenka is 6-6 against Gauff, who won both her Grand Slam titles against the Belarusian.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mikaela Shiffrin became the first skier in the six-decade history of the World Cup with nine season titles in one discipline.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Glimpses of the visit are on Ai’s Instagram account, where the artist actively posts but doesn’t typically write captions, contributing to the trip’s under-the-radar quality.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Another anniversary gift featured in the post was a photo album with thoughtful captions that chronicled the couple's relationship.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Until now, the goal of the Danish government has been to keep Greenland out of the headlines; to wait it out and keep a cool head.—
Mujtaba Rahman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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He's already made headlines in the first few days on air.—
Sean Mandell,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Headings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headings. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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