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
His first three teams in Los Angeles won championships behind the dynamic duo of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, and the Lakers added two more titles in 2009 and 2010 led by Bryant and Pau Gasol. Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026 But this was one of the most dominant individual campaigns in a season where collective effort won the biggest titles. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Gubbara has nine long-form titles in active development, has produced seven short documentaries, and has one fiction short and one anthology feature in post-production. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Throughout his career, Rudin has been known for bringing newer works from modern playwrights to Broadway, to varying degrees of success,alongside big titles, like Death of a Salesman or Hello, Dolly! Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Jackson had already led Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during the 1990s when then-Lakers owner Jerry Buss hired him before the 1999-00 season. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 All titles and merchandise will be discounted, according to the post. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 Tom Brady’s 23-season NFL career includes seven Super Bowl titles, three MVP awards, numerous endorsements with lifestyle brands like Ugg, and the distinction as the greatest player ever. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026 Every team is gunning for the tag titles but it was made pretty clear who the top contenders were on Sunday. Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 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
  • He's got big plans for Season 3 Popular captions for the meme joke about male authority figures like dads and uncles ordering the viewer to do ludicrous tasks.
    Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The combination of text and image recurs throughout Lynch’s paintings as well, where captions often make distressing narratives explicit.
    Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Thuney, entering his 11th season, has already won nine division championships while missing the playoffs just once.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The platform was set to cover the UIL Texas high school football state championships for the next five years, according to the Dallas Morning News.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Anna, for her part, names Jude and Naheim; and Jude himself names Anna and Naheim.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The complaint names Clark and Johanna Morgan and South Chicago Chapel as defendants, alongside the facility’s owner and contract buyer.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Your beneficiary designations on accounts with direct beneficiaries, including retirement accounts, life insurance, and transfer-on-death bank and brokerage accounts.
    Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The designations in question impacted business leaders and firms operating out of China, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Turkey, and Greece.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 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
  • Fortunately, labels both affordable and luxury are coming out with new takes on this trend like clockwork, saturating the market with colorful jackets for every personal aesthetic and practical need under the sun (or, more accurately, the rain).
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The wall labels at the Jewish Museum can only hold so much complexity, but that doesn’t stop the objects.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Inspired by one of Jordan’s many nicknames, the Black Cat line has become one of the most popular themes in the Air Jordan line.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The sport’s most famous stadium nicknames have emerged from blowouts and marketing pitches, architectural quirks and television broadcasts, each following a different route from casual description to something entrenched in tradition.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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