as in title
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
I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work
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Recent Examples of headline
The changes made national headlines and drew negative attention, and tweets from the president.
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Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 June 2025
As part of the partnership, Vintage Culture will close out the festival with a headline set, sporting pieces from his exclusive collaboration with Von Dutch Loves on stage.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Through all of the negative headlines, sentiment, and gloom thus far in 2025, momentum is surprisingly the best-performing factor YTD: Momentum is also notoriously volatile.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Their affair first made headlines in late 2022, prompting ABC to launch a probe that ultimately ended with the two getting axed from their high profile gigs.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 June 2025
As part of the partnership, Vintage Culture will close out the festival with a headline set, sporting pieces from his exclusive collaboration with Von Dutch Loves on stage.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Through all of the negative headlines, sentiment, and gloom thus far in 2025, momentum is surprisingly the best-performing factor YTD: Momentum is also notoriously volatile.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Their affair first made headlines in late 2022, prompting ABC to launch a probe that ultimately ended with the two getting axed from their high profile gigs.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headline
Noun
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The New Order film is only in development, however, along with many other titles.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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His first-place win on Sunday marked his third title in three years, triathlon officials said.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Your social captions need to grab attention in less than three seconds.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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In cases where an American CEO on a Zoom call may rely on closed captions on Zoom to understand a Romanian client, Akool Live Camera simplifies things for everyone.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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To be cited in AIOs, make sure your content is credible, ideally with external validation (e.g., reviews, backlinks, expert quotes), clearly structured with headings, lists and short, specific answers and is consistently updated to remain relevant and useful.—
Nick Brown,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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On May 27, Priester was onboard an American Airlines flight heading to Chicago, per the statement.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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“Headline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headline. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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