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
Will my boss prefer serif or sans serif headings in this pitch deck?
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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
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
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
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
Noun
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Burnard and O’Shaughnessy point out that, whereas Britain regularly sent nobles to govern the Caribbean colonies—and dukes and earls to Ireland—the men appointed to administer the thirteen colonies more often lacked titles and were paid less.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Las Vegas Aces play in the 12,000-seat Michelob Ultra Arena, yet CNBC pegs the value of the team, which won WNBA titles in 2022, 2023 and 2025 , at $500 million, fourth on our list.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The editor’s captions tell us that there were — take a deep breath — hundreds of sets of dentures turned in each year, fewer than half of which were eventually claimed.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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Curate favorite photos from different years, add simple captions or dates and keep the design clean and modern.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Scandalous allegations involving a former Spurs owner and a local teacher shared the headlines with the bittersweet closure of a 73-year-old steakhouse.—
JJ Velasquez,
San Antonio Express-News,
3 May 2026
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In a case that drew national headlines, a 2000 proposal for a mosque in Palos Heights was met with so much community dissent that the City Council offered the mosque $200,000 to walk away from the deal.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Headings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headings. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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