titles 1 of 2

plural of title
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2
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
Region tournaments took place earlier this week, during which several Nashville area teams and individuals earned the right to defend their titles from a season ago. Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025 Univision, the Spanish-language media giant, acquired The Root in 2015 and assembled a portfolio of online brands — only to scrap that strategy and sell the titles to Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm, in 2019. Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 Upcoming Disney+ titles such as All’s Fair, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 3 and A Thousand Blows Season 2 will be housed on Hulu. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025 What unites all these titles is the fact they’ve been challenged by courts in Colorado or around the country. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue. Devonne Goode, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025 In the peak of Diana Taurasi’s dominance, the Mercury won three titles between 2007-14. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 The dude can work in Van Halen song titles or stupid words from drugged-out journalists on demand and on command. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025 In this role, Peter will oversee our original TV portfolio in the US, in addition to our global tentpole titles, MGM Television and MGM Alternative. Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
  • Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate are now wrestling under different monikers as part of their new masked gimmick.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Which of the following monikers did Benjamin Franklin NOT employ?
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Keep your language simple, avoid jargon and use captions, ASL interpreters and visual aids.
    Elle Chan, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Penn State invested heavily into this roster and built toward this year, like Michigan and Ohio State did on their way to national championships the past two seasons.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Panthers, seeking to become the first team to win three consecutive Stanley Cups since the New York Islanders won four consecutive championships from 1980-1983, begin the regular season on Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thomas Tuchel names his next England squad on Friday as the countdown to next summer’s World Cup finals continues.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The suit names Family Dollar Stores of Missouri LLC; the parent company, Family Dollar Inc; and the property owner, Arthur Fels Company, as defendants.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 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
  • This use of terror designations does more than merely aim to legitimize military buildup and action to the south of the United States.
    Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Here are some of the injury designations provided by Albin, with analysis.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The companies' inclusion in this list comes after both brands have been at the center of high-profile fallouts in the headlines over the past few weeks.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Those numbers didn't make headlines and, some experts fear, were obscured by the death toll.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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