running heads

noun

plural of running head
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running heads
  1. headings
  2. headers
  3. titles
  4. headlines
  5. captions
Noun
  • Some school pocket charts have fluid designs, while other charts have preprinted headings that create a sense of structure, including fill-in-the-blank sentences and basic math formulas.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
  • Make Content Easier To Navigate One simple step is making content easy to navigate with clear headings, short sections and descriptive links.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of headings
Noun
  • Zidane scored a brace of bullet headers in the 3-0 win against Brazil, earning France its inaugural star above the badge.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Como said under-12 players would be taught heading technique once a month, again with a light rubber ball, with a maximum of five headers in a session.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of headers
Noun
  • That season also marked the first of his two career scoring titles.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Jason Kilar, the corporate overlord of Warners at the time, exploded the company’s goodwill with talent and agents in every corner of the business by forcing the studio’s titles to stream day and date.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026
Definition of titles
Noun
  • 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
Definition of headlines
Noun
  • First, we’ve been habituated to bite-sized texts like, well… texts, Reddit, email and Instagram captions.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Instagram followed that up with the ability to add individual captions to each slide in a photo set.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 21 July 2026
Definition of captions
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“Running heads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20heads. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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