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
That season also marked the first of his two career scoring titles. Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Jason Kilar, the corporate overlord of Warners at the time, exploded the company’s goodwill with talent and agents in every corner of the business by forcing the studio’s titles to stream day and date. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026 More on the Platform titles below, with language courtesy of the festival. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 July 2026 Of Eminem’s three current titles on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Albums chart, only Curtain Call can also be found on other rankings. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 And Spain, glorious Spain, gave up just one goal in eight games to dethrone the reigning champions and become the first nation in history to own both the men’s and women’s World Cup titles at the same time. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 The Heat has also made seven NBA Finals appearances and 10 Eastern Conference Finals appearances, won 16 division titles, and advanced to the playoffs 23 times. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 So far, no streamer or theatrical distributor has picked up Dreams of Violets for a commercial release after the Tribeca titles was shopped around. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 The service has launched on the App Store, Google Play and a dedicated website with more than 100 titles across crime, drama, reality, dating, factual entertainment and docs. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Verb
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 In a keynote interview yesterday at MIPCOM, Le Goy was bullish about his studio’s chances of tapping into the growing demand for anime and games, titles thanks to its ownership of streamer Crunchyroll and its sister games biz, Sony Playstation. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 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
  • The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • The jokes and goofy monikers mattered.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • First, we’ve been habituated to bite-sized texts like, well… texts, Reddit, email and Instagram captions.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Instagram followed that up with the ability to add individual captions to each slide in a photo set.
    Mia Sato, The Verge, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • One major difference is that sports are weighted based on NFHS and statewide participation numbers and the number of championships awarded by the GHSA.
    Chip Saye, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • The shortstop said years earlier his only goal was to beat Yogi Berra’s record for championships; Berra later teased Jeter about his 10-5 lead in World Series rings.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The lawsuit names multiple defendants, including the national Delta Upsilon Fraternity, the Alumni of Kansas Chapter of Delta Upsilon and the Kansas Chapter of Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation.
    Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • The lawsuit names the estate of Thy’s deceased husband, Matthew Mitchell, 52, as well as his mother, Bettie Elaine Mitchell, and sister, Meredith Mitchell.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Wilson points to emerging debates around the country about mid-century modern homes — new enough in the 1970s, but now eligible for historic designations.
    Mark Dee July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
  • Beneficiary designations stay frozen while life moves forward.
    Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 23 July 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
  • Sony first brought lawsuits against Udio and its competitor Suno in June 2024 alongside labels Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • Much of the American left seeks to counter Trump with a form of progressive populism that labels billionaires and oligarchs enemies of the people.
    Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • In a Mexican family where several women shared the same name, nicknames were inevitable.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The moon's nicknames, like April's Pink Moon, May's Flower Moon, or June's Strawberry Moon, originated from Native Americans', Colonial Americans', and other cultures' names for the moon.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 July 2026

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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