as in nominal
being something in name or form only
he's the titular head of the department, though it's the assistant managers who largely run things around here
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Recent Examples of titular
In the vein of Dallas and Yellowstone comes Netflix's Ransom Canyon, a soapy, Texas-set series about the titular town's ranchers feuding over land and love.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The film, which stars Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn as the titular foursome, is set in 1960s Manhattan during the time of when the first comic book of the characters was released.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
The sketch placed various members of the Trump family and cabinet in the titular Thai hotel, with host Jon Hamm portraying Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a send-up of Goggins’ character, Rick.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Luna reprises his titular role as Cassian Andor in Season 2 of the Disney+ series, the first three episodes premiering April 22 on the streaming platform.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The film, which stars Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn as the titular foursome, is set in 1960s Manhattan during the time of when the first comic book of the characters was released.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
The sketch placed various members of the Trump family and cabinet in the titular Thai hotel, with host Jon Hamm portraying Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a send-up of Goggins’ character, Rick.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Luna reprises his titular role as Cassian Andor in Season 2 of the Disney+ series, the first three episodes premiering April 22 on the streaming platform.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titular
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As the Signal chats showed, there are differences of opinion within Trump’s national-security team, and much more serious friction with the administration’s nominal allies in Europe.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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The new duties raise the nominal U.S. tariff rate on China to 54%.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Titular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titular. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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