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as in monikers
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
about the only thing the book and the movie have in common are their titles
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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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as in names
to give a name to
what do you plan on titling your latest album?
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Recent Examples of titles
Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Johnson has coached the Bobcats for six seasons, taking over for former head coach Danny Kaspar before the 2020-21 season and guiding them to back-to-back regular-season Sun Belt titles.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Between 2003 and 2005, Atletico featured the titles of several films on their shirts as part of a promotional deal with Columbia Pictures, including Spider-Man 2, Hellboy, and Hitch.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
After Andrew's titles were stripped in 2025, there have been questions about whether his daughters will be able to keep theirs.
—Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
This is the first time that Stallone has ever produced a Rambo movie, the latest installment taking the 44-year-old franchise to six titles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
His teams have made the playoffs in 27 of 28 years, with 22 district titles.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
The athlete has won three WTA singles titles and has advanced to the Round of 16 stage at Wimbledon in 2019, as well as the semifinals at the 2024 Australian Open.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Mar. 2026
In Conversation This month’s best sci-fi and fantasy books include titles by Alexis Hall, Jenn Lyons, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and more.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
Fritz believes his work ethic will still create opportunities for major titles.
—Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Johnson has coached the Bobcats for six seasons, taking over for former head coach Danny Kaspar before the 2020-21 season and guiding them to back-to-back regular-season Sun Belt titles.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Between 2003 and 2005, Atletico featured the titles of several films on their shirts as part of a promotional deal with Columbia Pictures, including Spider-Man 2, Hellboy, and Hitch.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
After Andrew's titles were stripped in 2025, there have been questions about whether his daughters will be able to keep theirs.
—Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
This is the first time that Stallone has ever produced a Rambo movie, the latest installment taking the 44-year-old franchise to six titles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
His teams have made the playoffs in 27 of 28 years, with 22 district titles.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
The athlete has won three WTA singles titles and has advanced to the Round of 16 stage at Wimbledon in 2019, as well as the semifinals at the 2024 Australian Open.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Mar. 2026
In Conversation This month’s best sci-fi and fantasy books include titles by Alexis Hall, Jenn Lyons, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and more.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
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Similarly moralistic monikers were used in the war in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) and the 2003 invasion of Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom).—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, moved out of Royal Lodge in February 2026, three months after Charles stripped him of his royal titles, including his HRH and prince monikers, in November 2025.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
2 Mar. 2026
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The city has been providing AI captions on its YouTube videos of council meetings to accommodate its Latino residents, which make up more than half of the city’s population.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The video itself included additional captions, reading ‘An interesting free-kick from Vicario’ along with a laughing emoji, before the word ‘whoops’ and another laughing emoji, as the video cut to Spurs’ head coach Igor Tudor on the touchline.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Grant, 49, had five straight winning seasons at the College of Charleston, winning the regular season and conference championships in 2018 for his only NCAA tournament berth and the Colonial Athletic Association's coach of the year award.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Westlake didn't arrive at the UIL girls state basketball championships Saturday with the idea of leaving with a box of silver medals.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic's lawsuit also names other federal agencies, including the departments of Treasury and State, after agency officials ordered employees to stop using Claude.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic’s lawsuit also names other federal agencies, including the departments of Treasury and State, after officials ordered employees to stop using Anthropic’s services.—
Matt O'Brien,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Simple formatting, recognizable headings, and standard section labels all carry weight in whether a resume is parsed correctly.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
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Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment is short, a mere fifty words including the section headings, but with a large intended effect.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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Jean-Claude Brizard, CEO of the education nonprofit Digital Promise, which is part of the certification project, compared it to Energy Star labels on appliances.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
10 Mar. 2026
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Bar Madonna and a leafy garden, both serving killer cocktails and French wine labels only.—
Amber Elliott,
Houston Chronicle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Teams can release no more than two players with post-June 1 designations, and Miami is using them on Tua Tagovailoa and Chubb.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Florida Department of Transportation has estimated the cost of the designations at $4,800, based upon the need for each road to get two signs that each cost $1,200.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Napheesa Collier was well-known to WNBA fans before last season, but her exit interview following the 2025 campaign made headlines across the sports world.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Weather headlines this week CBS Philadelphia Tuesday starts with fog and turns sunny, but Wednesday clouds will increase ahead of a strong cold front to the west.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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