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
  • 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
  • To work around this, LLM hackers turned to markup language, which, among other things, allows users to add formatting elements such as headings, lists, and links to text without the need for HTML tags.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
Definition of headings
Noun
  • The kit comes with every part of the frame, from floor joists to top and bottom wall plates, studs, roof trusses, headers and sills for doors and windows, and columns to support the porch.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
  • Mpasi made three stunning saves in the first half, two to deny Bellingham from close-range headers.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of headers
Noun
  • Features saw a major uptick in production, logging a 52 percent year-over-year increase thanks, in part, to nearly a quarter of all filming in the category coming from titles receiving subsidies to shoot in the state.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
  • Lionel Messi led Argentina on a late run of three unanswered goals against Egypt Tuesday, bringing the defending champions one step closer to winning back-to-back FIFA World Cup titles.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of titles
Noun
  • 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
Definition of headlines
Noun
  • In the closed captions for the trailer, his character is identified as Pierce.
    — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • In true influencer form, tons of small clips are edited together and overlaid with bouncy captions.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of captions
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