titling

present participle of title

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of titling Agada often looks to literature when titling his work — not to curate the viewing experience or interpretation of the work, but to add another layer of meaning. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 This particularly bizarre corner of the practice (a band titling a song after another band who have a song with their name) actually has precedent, though. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 What also felt exciting to me about titling the album and using a word that’s more rooted in the meaning of your own self being an exhibit on display. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 With the titling issues sorted, Arkell said the developers will start with building out roads, sewers and utility lines, and clear the 50-acre property over the next eight to 10 months in order to make way for building construction. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 From there, people can begin to look at titling assets and designate beneficiaries while also learning how assets pass (through probate or outside of probate) at death and to whom with different titlings and beneficiaries. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Lee Cronin was both flattered and frightened when Jason Blum suggested titling his The Mummy reimagining as Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026 Interestingly, fans of The Bodyguard will have a hand in titling the new Netflix movie — keep an eye on the Instagram pages of Meester, Padalecki and Center to find out more. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titling
Verb
  • Nvidia’s whirlwind week Huang on Sunday admitted to having an extramarital affair, without naming the other party, and apologized to his family and colleagues.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Sanders has introduced legislation that would ban naming federal buildings or land after one.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Paide prefers to use simple file folders to organize her papers, and likes labeling those folders with sticky notes written with permanent markers.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Last Thursday, the NYPD released photos of the victim and asked the public’s help finding her, labelling her a missing person.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • To get those shows to viewers abroad, Netflix now relies on 122 localization partners globally, 119 of them dubbing studios.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Even British Vogue has highlighted its revival, dubbing it the ’00s messy-prep revival piece.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After calling the Sheriff’s Office a second time, Abeyta confronted Atkins in the parking lot, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Another person calling from PoorHouse said the whole building was ablaze but hung up upon realizing the police had already arrived.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Thank the University of Kansas for nominating me and the Blue Ribbon Committee for inducting me.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Another example is designating certain places, such as airports, military bases, courthouses or power plants, as high-security areas and deploying surveillance technology there, with or without informing the public.
    — TK Vinod Kumar, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Ballard, 57, of Mill Valley, will serve alongside eight other commissioners tasked with designating state historical landmarks and preserving the state’s cultural heritage, following the appointment made Friday evening.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Curren Price, who has held the District 9 seat for 13 years, is terming out.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The five-member governing body is guaranteed at least one new face, with four candidates vying for the open 4th District seat now that Doug Chaffee will be terming out at the end of the year.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026

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“Titling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titling. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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