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
In Conversation Books by Andrew Sean Greer, Dave Eggers, Leila Slimani, and more are among the 23 new titles out today! Literary Hub, 9 June 2026 McDuffie and Watson were part of Kansas City Chiefs teams that played in three consecutive Super Bowls, winning titles in 2023 and 2024. Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 For the first time in program history, Georgia won the SEC regular-season and conference titles. Connor Riley, AJC.com, 8 June 2026 Guardiola, one of the most successful Premier League managers of all time, is leaving Manchester City this summer after winning six Premier League titles and numerous other trophies. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 June 2026 The Warriors won four NBA titles in his time there. CBS News, 8 June 2026 Jeans enjoyed a standout 25-year coaching career and, over the last 16 years, built a dynasty at De La Salle, winning 10 NCS titles and three NorCal regional championships. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 During her time as head coach, the Sundevils won 11 section titles, including five straight from 1992-96 and three straight from 2009-11. Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 The slapstick titles—Crackned Horsez, To of Them, Ape Island, all 1972—further stymied any straightforwardly polemical takeaway. Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 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
  • There are some monikers common to Gen Z that today's parents may consider totally new-to-them options.
    Anna Earl, Parents, 1 June 2026
  • Her name is Hawaiian, just like the monikers of her older sister and father, who was born Travis Kuualiialoha Browne in Honolulu, per E!
    Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • The captions assert his dominance.
    Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
  • Her strict economy, honed by her early years of writing and endlessly revising (under the exacting eye of Allene Talmey) tight captions for Vogue, thrills the editor in me.
    Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Plenty of swell will be sticking around the following weekend for school divisions competing for the National Scholastic Surfing Association national championships from Friday to Saturday at Salt Creek.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
  • Zverev’s Win Coming into the tournament, Zverev had reached 16 major quarterfinals, 10 major semifinals and three major finals with no championships—always shut out by the likes of Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sinner on the biggest stages.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Suit alleges unsafe club practices The suit names both the nightclub and Detorius Tarver, the 23-year-old charged with murder.
    Erin Jones, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • The suit names Austria’s Eva Ropper and the auction house as defendants.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • If approved, the legislation could take effect as soon as next month, with officials expected to make a limited number of designations during the law's first year.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Management under other types of designations — like national parks or conservation areas — is more focused on scientific research and wilderness preservation.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Use clear headings, concise explanations and logical formatting.
    Jeremy Fields, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Breaking information into short sections with scannable headings may help keep candidates engaged longer, so try to focus on that approach instead.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Iran already blocks independent TV and tightly polices journalists; Freedom House labels its media not free as authorities ban satellite dishes and cut off outside internet access for weeks.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • Recognizing that, YouTube is making the AI labels more prominent and automating part of the process.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • These rituals can include nicknames, baby talk, weird accents, secret signals, or recurring references that would make absolutely no sense to anyone else.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Haida Gwaii, formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands, is a place with many nicknames.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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