running heads

noun

plural of running head
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  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
  • To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The software also supports OCR, redaction, repair, batch processing, and compression, as well as headers, footers, page numbers, and watermarks.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of headers
Noun
  • Job titles that mention AI accounted for 37% of the increase.
    — Corynn Winston, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Vietnamese films grossed more than VND3 trillion ($114 million) at home in 2025, outperforming international titles in the local market for the first time.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of titles
Noun
  • Though most of the headlines about shortform content have been about vertical video and microdrama, buyers could be taken by the unique nature of the format.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow — When the Siberian town of Shelekhov found itself at the center of global headlines over a plague scare, residents might have hoped to be the best informed.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of headlines
Noun
  • In lieu of captions, these are paired with placards giving slang terms for alcoholic intoxication.
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Lessons aren’t downloadable, and closed captions aren’t available.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 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 12 Oct. 2026.

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