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as in caption
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 a humorous illustration appears above the title of every chapter in the book

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as in championship
the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition won the singles title three years in a row

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Recent Examples of title
Noun
The Rockies beat the Nationals 12-0 that day, setting up a one-game playoff with the Dodgers to decide the National League West title. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 July 2025 An installation at his show recreated the album cover with the title plastered on the front. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 July 2025
Verb
The seven-member band also released a digital package titled Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul, featuring footage and behind-the-scenes photos of RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook performing at Seoul’s Olympic Stadium in March 2022. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 20 July 2025 In that time, Wilson wrote a book in 2018 titled Life in West Hartford, which depicts the story of the West Hartford community from settlement to present day, according to information on the book. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for title
Recent Examples of Synonyms for title
Noun
  • Dunham’s husband and co-creator Luis Felber is a musician, who performs under the moniker Attawalpa.
    Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2025
  • McClain's moniker is named after Bernie Madoff, the former Nasdaq chairman who masterminded the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history by defrauding thousands of investors.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Researchers at Johns Hopkins University fed the robot visual data and captions describing each step of the procedure.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
  • In response to both the heartfelt caption and Amelie’s achievement, Haack offered a simple gesture of support by liking the post.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • The Heat, which went 6-0 in Las Vegas and won the summer league championship last year, will play its second of at least five games in Las Vegas this year on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
  • Typically, teams will visit the White House after winning a championship to celebrate with the president.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Atrium Ljungberg, White Arkitekter The first part of the development, a residential area of 80 apartments named Kvarter 7, will be completed by the end of 2025, while White Arkitekter is working on designs for Sickla’s first office block.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 July 2025
  • The professional golfer and his wife, Annie Verret, announced on Instagram the arrival of their third child, a son named Sully Spieth.
    Clea Haran, Parents, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • It’s thought that this nomenclature probably resulted from the fact that the vine looks quite unkempt when left untrained, yet other scholars believe that the wild side of the name comes from the wine’s characteristic aromas.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
  • Well, the elegance of my nomenclature is up for debate.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Audit your profile one more time Check your headline, CTA, and featured section with fresh eyes.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • The news is the latest headline from a tumultuous week for the world’s biggest dance music festival.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Women of color are thought to use twice as many products, according to Consumer Reports. Despite mounting scientific research into the dangers posed by toxic chemicals, little has been done to ban them or at least label them on cosmetics.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 July 2025
  • The researchers labeled the classes descriptively: Social/Behavioral: Children who exhibit strong autistic traits like repetitive behaviors and social difficulties yet follow typical developmental timelines.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Ken Takakura is usually called by his nickname, Okarun, a moniker given to him by Momo.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • Harris was not charged with that murder, but the Law & Order writers implied he was involved with the crime and used nicknames similar to Harris’ case.
    John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2025

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“Title.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/title. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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