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
Jia also co-founded Unknown Pleasures, a Chinese art-house distributor named after his 2002 film, and says the company is negotiating to acquire two Cannes titles. — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026 Both Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother and American Fiction are from Amazon MGM’s Orion Pictures banner, which has had a great run under President Alana Mayo with titles from Nickel Boys and Till to Bottoms and Women Talking. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026 Only the United States, which did not qualify for the finals, has won more with a record 18 titles. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Sad times for a school that had coaches Jerry Cord and Chuck Schwal competing for City titles. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Linebacker Leo Chenal, who helped the Chiefs win a pair of Super Bowl titles, was taken from the field in Landover, Maryland, on a stretcher during Washington’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 The festival poster featured Argentine acting legend Ricardo Darín, a nod to the fest’s connections with Latin American cinema, which had close to 100 titles in the various sections this edition. — Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026 Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s children are a perfect example, as none of them have ever received royal titles. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2026 The move changed the history of the Giants as Manning would eventually guide the team to two Super Bowl titles during his career. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 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
  • But with more than 1,800 suggestions from people around the country, they're set to get their monikers by early next month.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That’s partially because many plant species, among the 3,500 that grow in Illinois alone, have been given various monikers.
    — Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • What changes is the copy, the captions, the screenshots and sometimes the layout itself.
    — Gilad Bechar, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Joan Didion, the mistress of concision and a Hemingway admirer, began her career writing captions and sidebars to fit around pictures in women’s magazines.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Caterer Bader Eabram, 24, said Morocco's strong performance in recent World Cups and other soccer championships is driving some voters' choices, and providing hope.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Gregg Popovich coached the San Antonio Spurs from 1996 to 2025, winning a league-record 1,390 regular-season games, 170 postseason games and five NBA championships.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The lawsuit also names White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, Secret Service Director Sean Curran and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as defendants.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Martinez always recommends carrying hand sanitizer and specifically names Purell as one of her go-tos.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Notably, Congress gave the DC Circuit appeals court exclusive jurisdiction to review procurement actions taken under Section 4713 designations.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Because of the multiple designations the Pentagon used to issue the label, the DC and California courts’ rulings were based on different statutory authorities.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 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
  • Inside, the Chuk box houses a series of three shelves that vary in depth to the extent that Chuk labels them a shelf, a tray and a drawer.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes these deals work out in the artists’ or labels’ favor.
    — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The name has an elegant, European feel but also playful, accessible nicknames like Freddy and Fred to keep it grounded.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Inspired by one of Jordan’s many nicknames, the Black Cat line has become one of the most popular themes in the Air Jordan line.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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