titles 1 of 2

plural of title
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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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titles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of title

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Recent Examples of titles
Noun
Berra, of course, earned a record 10 World Series rings — and won six of those titles as a visitor. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Now, company execs believe Peacock has reached critical mass in terms of its portfolio of sports rights, originals, next-day NBC and Bravo content, and movies including titles from Universal. Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 Along with its cinema chain, UGC also has a sizeable content library, which will supplement the 9,400 titles already owned by Studiocanal, Canal+’s TV and film production and sales wing. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 Infielder Jack Penney ’21 and pitchers Jonathan Santucci ’21 and Thomas White ’23 won minor league titles with their respective organizations in the 2025 MILB season. Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025 While other people were asking about promotions, titles, and raises, Burns was taking on the problems nobody else wanted to solve. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025 Thanks to a robust loadout of cutting-edge silicon, including an Nvidia 50-series graphics card and speedy 24-core Intel processor, the laptop delivers desktop-grade performance on all of today's top titles. PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025 Arrington was a huge favorite to defend both state titles last spring. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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 common names of many of the poisonous Amanita mushrooms include foreboding monikers like death cap mushroom and destroying angel.
    Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Winterstone has tattooed monikers on many celebs, including Teigen and Matt Damon, who has his wife's and daughters' first names on his right arm.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The captions made the experience even more surreal.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • After a shake-up in the leadership of her controversial conservatorship, fans began to grow concerned for the musician who virtually disappeared from public life, but started frequently posting dancing videos to her Instagram, often with wild, semi-coherent captions.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Our team is going to keep growing and winning championships with Austin and Jack and Josh.
    Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So, yes, Spoelstra is taking over coaching duties for, by far, the most dominant men’s basketball program on Earth, with 17 Olympic golds (including the last five in a row) and five FIBA world championships.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When combined Robinson’s primal screams and the writing team’s knack for crafting slightly askew sentences that turn into dialogue earworms, the fake company names a potent blend of comedy that feels like it was always destined to define comedy in the 2020s.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Senate Bill 765, sponsored by GOP Senator Roger Niell, names the giant garter snake () as the state snake.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Ocean Exploration Trust maintains a livestream of the expedition, including the depths and headings of the ROV Little Hercules and ROV (Towsled) Atalanta.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Google’s Search Central guidance and WCAG principles both emphasize making content easy to crawl and understand, using clear headings, logical site structures, descriptive alt text and meaningful link text.
    Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Peterson hosts a regular show on BBC Radio 6 Music, founded the influential Acid Jazz and Brownswood Recordings labels, and in recent years began the We Out Here festival in Dorset, England.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
  • And the startup not only attracts speculators directly on its website and mobile app, but also white labels its markets to brokers like Robinhood and Webull, adding liquidity and scale.
    Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since the 1960s, different international organizations have set rules and designations for five-star classifications.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Schools, parks, and wildlife programs could use the designations to teach Californians about native species, their habitats, and the ecological importance of protecting them.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their romance made headlines because Robach was married to actor Andrew Shue at the time, while Holmes was married to attorney Marilee Fiebig.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
    Time, Time, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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