Synonyms of headlines

headlines

noun

plural of headline

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• titles
• captions
• headings
• heads
• banners
• headers
• subtitles
• rubrics
• catchwords
• streamers
• greetings
• subheads
• subheadings
• salutations
• guide words
• superscripts
• running heads
• superscriptions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headlines

Topline The Perseid meteor shower — one of 2026’s celestial highlights — may be stealing the headlines this summer, but skywatchers have another opportunity to look up this week. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

One in which, even amid an affordability crisis experienced by millions and millions worldwide, headlines are made by the billions and billions being invested in sectors such as AI, to say nothing of media, sport and entertainment. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The royal family also made headlines this summer with an appearance at Wimbledon. — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Last year, the Broward Transitional Center made headlines after Marie Blaise, a 44-year-old Haitian woman, died at the facility on April 25. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Media placements are engineered with the same rigor, drafted with attention to headlines, entities, and publication authority in relation to the queries where the client is most visible. — K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Recently, the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district made local headlines after officials required administrators to review student newspapers prior to publication and outright censor certain reports based on vague standards. — Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive’s morning automotive news roundup bringing you the biggest headlines from around the globe. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 23 July 2026

Block was making headlines recently on its unfortunate decision to lay off 40% of its employees. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 23 July 2026