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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of title

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Recent Examples of titles
Noun
Ronaldo is one of just nine players to have won the competition five times or more (only counting those who played in winning finals) and is the only one of these men with his titles split across clubs. Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 In addition to publishing a range of podcasts, the Pushkin network includes a healthy menu of audiobook titles. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025 Morrissey is apparently trying to offload his stake in the Smiths’ band name, artwork, song titles, lyrics, recordings, merchandise, and rights to publishing and synchronization. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025 Charrière, whose writing has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar and The Sunday Times among other titles, is publishing her first memoir in June next year, while Arçay is readying her swimwear debut for spring. Ari Stark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 Around 2022, major Hollywood companies with streaming platforms began recalibrating from a business model focused on producing mass quantities of titles to lure subscribers to one focused on profitability. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 Other titles will be rolled out gradually over the next year. Sara Merican, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 Customers may purchase or rent a selection of media titles from Prime Video without having an Amazon Prime or Prime Video account. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 Linkin Park’s Meteora Only Lives on One Chart As is almost always the case, Linkin Park’s Meteora can be found on the Official Rock and Metal Albums chart, the list of the bestselling titles in those genres. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 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
  • Lily, Loki, Max, Star, Oscar, Zelda, Pepper, Callie, Gus, Kitty, Olive, Olivia, Jack and Chloe, are among the other popular monikers.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Which of the following monikers did Benjamin Franklin NOT employ?
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The standard trim, layer, and fine-tune features are all here, plus elements like automatic captions, text, 4K HDR, and more.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Meeropol uses onscreen captions and dates only sparingly, which can make the flow of Carroll’s life a bit difficult to track.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Alcaraz and Sinner have combined for the last seven major championships and nine of the last 12.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Australian is best known for his career as a mixed martial artist, having won championships in both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and the Australian Fighting Championship (AFC).
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, also names Fox Corporation as a defendant.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the Rivas brothers, the suit also names the Assembly and 10 unnamed John Doe individuals as defendants.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By using standard resume headings, maintaining consistent structure and formatting throughout, and using spelling or grammar checkers to ensure that content is written correctly, applicants tend to stand out to AI.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Use short paragraphs, bullet points and clear headings to highlight key info.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • North Korea labels the allies' joint drills as invasion rehearsals and often uses them as a pretext to dial up military demonstrations and weapons tests aimed at advancing its nuclear program.
    KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Designed by house favorite architect Peter Marino, the new House of Dior New York location is the first in the world to house the designer labels' entire offerings, including women's, men's, beauty, and home, under one roof.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Other designations include Tunis for Libya, Abidjan for Niger, Guangzhou for North Korea, and Warsaw, Almaty (IR-5), or Tashkent (IR-5) for Russia.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Other South American countries such as Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay issued similar designations in the following days.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But over the years, Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estévez, has starred in more headlines than movies or TV episodes.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Killings related to domestic violence are making headlines and families and friends of the victims are speaking out in an effort to bring awareness to these incidents that are happening too frequently.
    Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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