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as in monikers
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
about the only thing the book and the movie have in common are their titles
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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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as in names
to give a name to
what do you plan on titling your latest album?
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Recent Examples of titles
Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2026
Logan Paul and Austin Theory of The Vision defeated The Usos in a street fight to capture the titles, with the finish coming after a sequence involving internet personality IShowSpeed, brass knuckles, and an accidental shot on LA Knight.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Hurley and the Huskies won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The Huskies won back-to-back national titles in 2023 and 2024.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Rumors began to swirl last week that Dion would once again be performing after posters with her various song titles began popping up around the French capital.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Yet titles are not what define the company’s direction.
—William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Two national titles, four Final Fours, 17 Big 12 regular-season titles (nine tournament titles), several coach of the Year awards.
—Pj Green
march 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Last fall saw the meltdown of several prestige titles including Smashing Machine, Kiss of the Spider-Woman and Anemone failing.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
Křížová played in 77 regular-season games and 18 playoff games as part of the Frost’s back-to-back Walter Cup titles.
—Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2026
Logan Paul and Austin Theory of The Vision defeated The Usos in a street fight to capture the titles, with the finish coming after a sequence involving internet personality IShowSpeed, brass knuckles, and an accidental shot on LA Knight.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Hurley and the Huskies won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The Huskies won back-to-back national titles in 2023 and 2024.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Rumors began to swirl last week that Dion would once again be performing after posters with her various song titles began popping up around the French capital.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Yet titles are not what define the company’s direction.
—William Jones, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Two national titles, four Final Fours, 17 Big 12 regular-season titles (nine tournament titles), several coach of the Year awards.
—Pj Green
march 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Last fall saw the meltdown of several prestige titles including Smashing Machine, Kiss of the Spider-Woman and Anemone failing.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Mar. 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
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Similarly moralistic monikers were used in the war in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) and the 2003 invasion of Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom).—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, moved out of Royal Lodge in February 2026, three months after Charles stripped him of his royal titles, including his HRH and prince monikers, in November 2025.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
2 Mar. 2026
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On social media, make jokes that don’t follow logic or build toward a punch line, but rather rely on jump cuts and endless captions.—
Emily Menez,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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While organizers of the national movement have not independently verified participation on all seven continents, social media users seized on the image as a symbolic milestone, with many sharing it alongside captions highlighting Antarctica’s status as the world’s southernmost continent.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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UConn is the only school to win both men’s and women’s championships in the same year, achieving this in 2004 and ’14, and have now sent both schools to the Final Four, college basketball’s biggest marquee, for the sixth time.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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In three seasons with the Red Storm, the 73-year-old Pitino has led a remarkable resurgence for the New York City program, coaching the Johnnies to consecutive Big East regular-season and tournament championships.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit names Bridgeport Hospital and its owner, Yale New Haven Health, and the nurse as defendants in the suit, records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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Baird names Netflix a best idea Baird says Netflix is well positioned.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Simple formatting, recognizable headings, and standard section labels all carry weight in whether a resume is parsed correctly.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
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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
Verb
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The Institute for Palestine Studies labels him as a nurse and head of the clinical nutrition department at Nasser Hospital.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Dude Humor Report literally labels itself as satire, and many similar pages do the same in their bios or post descriptions.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The city voted unanimously Tuesday morning to remove honorary street designations along 28th Street, which were added by the city in 2020.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Five large SUVs qualified for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 2026 Top Safety Pick designations, which is the highest awards from the insurance industry group.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The focus was narrow, but thoughtfully executed; two weeks in, the museum even acquired a work that was long believed a false copy, but which was reattributed to Murillo by an art historian, causing a flurry of international headlines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Suddenly, nearly eight months after her sister's capture, headlines were overtaken by news of the 250 hostages.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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