Definition of titlenext
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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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title

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Recent Examples of title
Noun
During his acclaimed career, Satterley made history as the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion in 2022 before the title changed to the AEW International Championship. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 One final dancer walks away with the title of winner and $10,000. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
There’s a website titled Winksy where men and women can communicate over the internet, exchange interests, backgrounds, etc. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026 In 1953, audio engineer Emory Cook released a unique album titled Out of this World. — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for title
Recent Examples of Synonyms for title
Noun
  • These practices have made some industries a permanent part of the country’s political fabric, and given rise to unflattering monikers like Big Oil or Big Pharma or Big Food.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The legendary playwright has penned dramatic productions with some of the most popular monikers of all time, including Jessica and Olivia.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Fans were quick to comment on the color, courtesy of artist Matt Rez, though the fashion afficiando purposefully kept the caption quiet.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • While some of its high-level LLM tricks are downright goofy, essential features like live captions, translations, and mini-map navigation perform admirably.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Dodgers’ back-to-back World Series championships each have been punctuated by the Freddie Freeman Signature Moment.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • After Carolina raised its Stanley Cup championship banner in a pregame ceremony, the teams traded missed scoring chances throughout a scoreless regulation.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The private office should name that plainly than suggest formalization is costless.
    — Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Before that, the king could name the prime minister without any such restriction.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Under this nomenclature, Fredonia would be the poetic and literary term, and denizens of the nation would be called Fredonians, or more colloquially, Fredes.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Many women-forward organizations are rightfully changing their nomenclature and their audience to be inclusive of non-binary and trans women, because that’s a whole other subsection that is often more ignored.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • After a weekend of alarming headlines about AI mishaps, public sector breaches, and agents gaining unauthorized access to outside systems, tech and AI CEOs are descending on Washington yet again this week.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Part of the fun of listening to the thrice-weekly show (one being for Patreon members), aside from its hosts contextualizing a dizzying array of tabloid headlines, is learning its lexicon.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Moore left Saturday’s game against Southern Cal with a concussion, but his career body of work hasn’t been impressive enough to label him anything close to can’t-miss.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The records, obtained through a Missouri Sunshine Law request, show Dustman is still receiving paychecks labeled as severance as part of a resignation agreement that city officials have not publicly disclosed.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Thomas, who goes by the nickname Danny Tommo, is a longtime associate of far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Often clad in leather or a simple singlet, revealing his arms-length collection of tattoos, Angry Anderson always looked hard as nails and as angry as his nickname.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Title.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/title. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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