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
But the weird goat-guy in The Nun II just plays second fiddle to the titular Nun.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Cillian Murphy plays the titular Steve, a beloved teacher at a controversial school that uses public funds to house violent and antisocial boys in a shabby old mansion.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Reynolds also remembered his star turn as the titular character in Martin Campbell’s superhero film Green Lantern as a pivotal movie for his career.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Escola’s first two replacements, Betty Gilpin and Tituss Burgess, both brought to the role their own flare to the titular Mary Todd Lincoln.
—Evan Ross Katz, Them., 4 Sep. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Cillian Murphy plays the titular Steve, a beloved teacher at a controversial school that uses public funds to house violent and antisocial boys in a shabby old mansion.
—Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Reynolds also remembered his star turn as the titular character in Martin Campbell’s superhero film Green Lantern as a pivotal movie for his career.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Escola’s first two replacements, Betty Gilpin and Tituss Burgess, both brought to the role their own flare to the titular Mary Todd Lincoln.
—Evan Ross Katz, Them., 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titular
nominal
Adjective
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Is this the flipside of a higher nominal-growth metabolism across the world?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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On the eve of World War I, Britain’s total debt, in nominal pounds, was about the same as 1819.—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Titular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titular. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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