running head

noun

Definition of running headnext
as in heading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running head
  1. heading
  2. guide word
  3. header
  4. title
  5. headline
  6. caption
  7. catchword
  8. banner
Noun
  • Bavi is expected to leave the Marianas by Monday afternoon heading generally west at 10 mph to 13 mph.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Shortly thereafter, both victims were seen on the e-bike heading in the opposite direction.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of heading
Noun
  • The Standing Rock movement’s guiding words, Mni Wiconi (water is life) meant more than clean water advocacy.
    — Natasha Lennard, Esquire, 19 Sep. 2017
Definition of guide word
Noun
  • Just before halftime, van Persie slipped past the Spanish defensive line to receive a long-range pass from teammate Daley Blind and looped the ball over Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas with a first-time diving header that amazed the audience.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
  • First, an Enzo Fernández header in the 85th minute equalized before a Lautaro Martínez header in stoppage time proved to be the game-winning goal.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Definition of header
Noun
  • Boise State won the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) national championship in Setencich’s first season, defeating Eastern Kentucky, 31-29, in the title game.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
  • Customs officials referred the case after the discovery of allegedly seditious books in a batch of goods shipped to Hong Kong from overseas, police said, without specifying titles.
    — Kanis Leung, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of title
Noun
  • The extreme demand for these shows — driven even higher after two headline-making nights — meant huge crowds of would-be concertgoers outside the ballpark on Sunday evening.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
  • Teen takeovers draw headlines, prompt urgent calls for action and spark debates at every level of government.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of headline
Noun
  • In the caption accompanying his post, Amabile shared additional details about his upcoming treatment.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • Shepherd also said that a photo that Crump shared on his Instagram, which supposedly shows Wells at a pool party, was not from July 5, as the caption claims.
    — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of caption
Noun
  • The catchwords seem too simple, too reductive, to speak to the nature of his expansive, unsummarizable theorizing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 May 2025
  • And there will be more games like that this season, until consistency and cohesion become reality and not just catchwords.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
Definition of catchword
Noun
  • Lonnie has spent the past decade on the Korn-Ferry Tour, the feeder tour for the PGA, which produced The Hawk through its PGA Tour Studios banner.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • Pro-government supporters stand next to a banner depicting a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a nightly rally in Tehran, Iran, on July 12, 2026.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of banner
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“Running head.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20head. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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