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 similarly unofficial Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow, Scotland, made headlines in March 2024.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 May 2025
Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including a critical iPhone 17 upgrade, disrupting Apple’s iPhone schedule, WWDC’s three big themes, refreshing the Apple Watch line, Safari’s AI answer to Google, and Pride Month products arrive.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Auto thefts and business break-ins have consistently been in the headlines over the last year.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
The headlines are very un-Belichick-like, who has always been known for his no-distraction demeanor.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 May 2025
Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from Apple, including a critical iPhone 17 upgrade, disrupting Apple’s iPhone schedule, WWDC’s three big themes, refreshing the Apple Watch line, Safari’s AI answer to Google, and Pride Month products arrive.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Auto thefts and business break-ins have consistently been in the headlines over the last year.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025
The headlines are very un-Belichick-like, who has always been known for his no-distraction demeanor.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headline
Noun
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Also flying are Scott Poteet, given the title of mission pilot, specialist Sarah Gillis, and specialist and medical officer Anna Menon.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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Frank adds his second Top Christian Albums No. 1, as Child of God II dethrones his Child of God after 35 weeks on top beginning last August (the third-most weeks at No. 1 among all titles this decade).—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
21 May 2025
Noun
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As a response to the model's Vogue cover published on Tuesday, May 20, the singer, 31, shared photos from the shoot along with a bizarre caption.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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His invention projects closed captions into a pair of glasses with the aid of a Bluetooth connection to an iPhone, which provides the information into the microphone.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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The Cavs swept the Miami Heat in the first round with wonderful offense and appeared to be riding a high heading into the Eastern Conference Semifinals.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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From the user’s point of view, laser and LED printers are essentially interchangeable, which is why they’re usually grouped together under the general heading of laser printers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
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“Headline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headline. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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