titles 1 of 2

plural of title
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2
as in captions
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 championships
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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titles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of title

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Recent Examples of titles
Noun
The slim chances of Missouri going on a run towards either of those titles is all but lost after Saturday’s loss. — Pj Green november 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026 McIlroy is looking to join Colin Montgomerie on a record eight Race to Dubai titles. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026 Larson is now one of 11 drivers in the sport’s history to win three or more Cup Series titles. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026 Mercado piloted the Toreadors to the City championship in 2006, the Invitational title in 2008, Division II titles in 2009, 2013 and 2014 and their first Open Division championship in 2024. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 However, the two defended the titles sparingly which suggests the duo may have been on equal footing with Penta and Evans going into the match. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 The Huskies won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024, while Michigan claimed the 2026 crown. — Matt Langone, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026 Hoorne has moved into producing girls’ love (GL) titles, a genre of romance stories between women that is popular in Thailand. — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026 And as of 2024, Shenzhen was home to 925 public libraries – some buildings housing millions of physical titles. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
Certain Regard; Toronto titles Angh by Theja Rio, which won the Platform Award, automatically qualifying it for the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards, and Four Seasons in Java by Kamila Andini. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Sinner, the 2024 Miami Open champion, became the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to complete the Sunshine Double — winning Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back — and the first in history to win the double without losing a set. — Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026 Let people follow problems across functions, not titles up a ladder. — May Habib, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026 Both titles hail from directors with whom Hawke has maintained a strong relationship. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025 That was just in time for the first of three Super Bowl titles the Chiefs won between that year and 2023-24. — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 The Dragons didn’t play in 2024 after winning Manzanita League titles the previous two seasons. — Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titles
Noun
  • This is the Leeds full-length that sounds most like the previous one, despite the producer typically showing great range even across his individual monikers.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Regardless of a brand’s intent, sneakerheads love to coin unofficial nicknames for sneakers and often do so with monikers derived from pop-culture.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In testing, the refinement process resolved ambiguities for approximately 92 percent of the objects in the robot’s environment, requiring only two additional captions per object.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Additional perks include Instagram's licensed and royalty-free audio libraries, hundreds of sound and video effects, and automatic captions in multiple languages.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Meyer led Florida to national championships in 2006 and 2008 during six seasons (2005-10) in Gainesville.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the restriction on Friday after multiple appeals from the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, allowing the country’s men’s and women’s teams to compete in the 2027 championships.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The lawsuit names Payne, Hemingson, producer Mark Johnson, production outfits Gran Via, Honest Scholar and Mirax and distributors Focus Features and Universal Home Entertainment.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Club names FedEx and FedEx Freight report earnings tomorrow evening and Thursday evening, respectively.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Trump himself has reversed national monument designations made by his predecessors.
    — Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The tax consequences depend on the policy's value, ownership and beneficiary designations.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
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
Verb
  • Calvert’s campaign, meanwhile, labels Kim a RINO, or Republican in name only, a pejorative used to describe a disloyal conservative.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Since last year Sephora has been updating its China lineup with local players, including the addition of makeup labels Joocyee, Red Chamber, Passional Lover, Babi, Out Of Office and Censto.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • His nicknames usually reflect his role as a catalyst—The Initiator, The Originator, The Godfather—yet less so his ingenuity and down-home dedication.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Regardless of a brand’s intent, sneakerheads love to coin unofficial nicknames for sneakers and often do so with monikers derived from pop-culture.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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