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

This will be a way for the Vogue Business community to synthesize and reflect on the latest headlines and get a little inside scoop every Friday. — Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 10 July 2026

Kane has grabbed the headlines, but Bellingham is England’s MVP so far. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Now, there are other less, kind of, ripped-from-the-headlines cases. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Reuters Ukraine’s drone attacks have been dominating headlines about its war with Russia — and upended NATO’s investment thesis. — Sam Meredith,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Graham Platner, the Marine Corps veteran and oysterman who mounted a quixotic bid for the US Senate in Maine, was used to controversy—headlines had been bad enough already, and his campaign aides spent much of their time dealing with lurid rumors. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026

But a corrective follow-up to a sensational claim rarely draws the same splashy headlines from mainstream outlets. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 July 2026

Welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive’s morning news roundup serving the biggest automotive headlines from around the world. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 9 July 2026

My confidence in him is not based on headlines or speculation. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 July 2026