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
More than 200 titles will launch with Indonesian dubbing, with a wider slate available in Indonesian subtitles. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 ReelShort catalogue titles will be available on Vidio starting on September 1 through the dedicated Short Drama tab, launched by Vidio last year, for subscribers on the TV Extra, Platinum, Platinum Extra, and Ultimate packages. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 His first season in Spain ended with La Liga and Intercontinental Cup titles. Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 But the assistant titles have failed to convey the proximity and influence Harp wields. Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026 The Championship Series Finale will award two separate titles - the season-long points winner and winner of the stroke play event - and the Top 32 players on the final season-long points list will advance to match play. Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The sidebar, introduced in 2021 to showcase high-profile new series on the big screen ahead of release, will also feature Netflix titles Dead-End Job and Blue Road. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Here are those schools with the year of their most recent titles. Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Previously, the two companies partnered to bring the original GTA titles and the studio’s other classic title, Red Dead Redemption, to Netflix as mobile games. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 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
  • Unlike Pluto's naming, when the public suggested monikers for the new planet, the public didn't participate in the scientific process of its recategorization.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The monikers Bella and Luna have consistently vied for the top spot, with Max topping the charts in 2022, before being unseated by Milo.
    Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • When the woman first appears in the animatic, the captions describe her control over It4mi.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This is excellent energy for captions, pitches, texts, brainstorming, flirting, or turning a quick idea into something shareable.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Aledo has a record 12 state championships and hadn’t gone two consecutive years without a title appearance since the 2009 season, before falling in the state semifinals last season and reaching the state quarterfinals in 2024 before bowing out.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That 1929 title was the first of three consecutive championships, and an NFL-record 13 titles — including four Super Bowl wins.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The International Hydrographic Organization — of which both the United States and Canada are members — works to ensure that the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
    Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to Ceja, the suit names two minors as plaintiffs.
    Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Make sure estate documents and beneficiary designations reflect your wishes, including charitable giving.
    Angie O’Leary, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The designations build on the State Department's September 2025 terrorist designations of Los Choneros and Los Lobos, and on earlier actions by Treasury against those groups and CJNG.
    Richard Escobedo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 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
  • Similarweb labels the finding correlation rather than causation, and the study covers United States desktop users across three verticals.
    Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Voting is underway for the Official State Dish Registry, which aims to be a permanent record of the foods that help define each state's identity, much like state birds and nicknames.
    James Powel, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • As to whether Sassnitz shakes off its nicknames from last year, that partly depends on what happens this weekend.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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