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
I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work
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Recent Examples of headlines
Last year, Grande made headlines for her epic looks on the red carpet, donning a custom pink Schiaparelli gown.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
The incident came a couple of weeks after the sport was in the headlines during the Olympics as the Canadian team was accused of cheating.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Harry Styles returned to Saturday Night Live on Saturday (March 14) for his second turn as host and musical guest, using his monologue to address years of queerbaiting allegations with a joke that brought down the house — and made headlines before the credits rolled.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026
Numbers rarely make headlines, but pi has a habit of doing exactly that.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Investors see account balances decline, and the headlines only amplify their fear — creating an emotional impact that is powerful and persuasive.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Mayor Mamdani recently made headlines with his visit to the White House in pursuit of restarting plans to build housing, green space, and public infrastructure over this yard.
—Ben Guttmann, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
His vow to keep up attacks on other Arab countries in the region and plans to choke off the world's oil supply were headlines.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
The freewheeling nature of OpenClaw systems recently made headlines after Summer Yue, a leading AI security researcher at Meta, almost lost her entire inbox to her OpenClaw agent.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
The incident came a couple of weeks after the sport was in the headlines during the Olympics as the Canadian team was accused of cheating.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Harry Styles returned to Saturday Night Live on Saturday (March 14) for his second turn as host and musical guest, using his monologue to address years of queerbaiting allegations with a joke that brought down the house — and made headlines before the credits rolled.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026
Numbers rarely make headlines, but pi has a habit of doing exactly that.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Investors see account balances decline, and the headlines only amplify their fear — creating an emotional impact that is powerful and persuasive.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Mayor Mamdani recently made headlines with his visit to the White House in pursuit of restarting plans to build housing, green space, and public infrastructure over this yard.
—Ben Guttmann, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
His vow to keep up attacks on other Arab countries in the region and plans to choke off the world's oil supply were headlines.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
The freewheeling nature of OpenClaw systems recently made headlines after Summer Yue, a leading AI security researcher at Meta, almost lost her entire inbox to her OpenClaw agent.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headlines
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Velasquez did even better, stringing together nine straight winning seasons that included a program-record 33 wins in 2021-22, three of the program’s four regional titles and its lone sectional title in 2022-23.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Gators are the defending champion, trying to repeat their back-to-back titles from 2006-07.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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A lot of our consumption is, no doubt, quick and shallow — video captions, 140-character tweets, a 3-minute newsreel.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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The city has been providing AI captions on its YouTube videos of council meetings to accommodate its Latino residents, which make up more than half of the city’s population.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
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Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment is short, a mere fifty words including the section headings, but with a large intended effect.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Headlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headlines. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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