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
This year, Gorst had the chance to add to his hall-of-fame resume by winning back-to-back titles. Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025 Vesia’s teammate, Will Klein, mentioned Alex and Kayla after the Dodgers clinched back-to-back World Series titles. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025 There is no place for intimidation or ego tripping disguised as ‘leadership,’ or for using titles and stages to instill fear and shame instead of empower. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 During production, the 1989 telefilm (co-starring Madigan’s longtime friend Holly Hunter) filmed under secret titles so as to avoid protesters — and worse. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025 Both male-skewing titles open on November 14. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025 Losing titles and having to move from a mansion to another smaller house where everything is paid for you isn’t that big of a punishment. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025 Those past titles didn’t come amid this new era of unlimited transfers and name, image and likeness money, which have flattened the top of the sport. Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025 Crosswalk will also enable output partners to have access to Bleecker’s home entertainment infrastructure and select theatrical titles. Brent Lang, Variety, 30 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
  • Grammys 2026 surprise nominees Katseye From reality competition show to a pair of Grammy nods, the sextet known by their single monikers (Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae) has charted an unlikely journey.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The protagonist tacks between monikers, dissatisfied by what each represents.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The removal of Spears' Instagram account comes after years of public concern and defense over her social media presence, in which the pop star has been seen posting dance videos (including with knives), sometimes with unintelligible and bizarre captions.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The captions made the experience even more surreal.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Conversely, the Jays paid Guerrero $325 million of his contract up front in a signing bonus, according to figures provided by Spotrac, to try and win their first World Series since back-to-back championships in 1992-93.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The 31-year-old is a three-time Chicago Marathon winner and has a world championships gold medal over the distance from 2019.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit also names Diddy’s longtime attorney Kenneth Meiselas as a co-defendant.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The suit also names White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, along with the offices for president and vice president.
    NPR, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • While Sora labels their videos with watermarks, these can be removed or overlooked once the Sora videos spread to other social media platforms, according to Torney.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The fragmentation of this reality has made things exciting, confusing, and frustrating for the average individual who, when walking into a dispensary for the first time, is confronted with a wall of packages and detailed, jargony labels.
    Carly Fisher, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The guide also honored sustainability leaders with new Green Star designations, including January in Franklin, recognized for its innovation, leadership, zero-waste kitchen and commitment to local sourcing.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025
  • So all of the sort of subsequent appointments, votes, designations, whatever are moot from the beginning.
    State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And it will be felt when New Yorkers open their newspapers in the morning and read headlines of success, not scandal.
    TIME Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • And yes, all of the women — including Bronwyn, who’s arriving late but will still be attending despite all of the rumors and headlines about her old legal woes.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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