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as in moniker
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 caption
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 championship
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 to name
to give a name to
what do you plan on titling your latest album?
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Recent Examples of title
Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Over the next seven months the panel will be required to read approximately 150 novels before whittling their favourites down to a longlist of 12 or 13 titles, which will be unveiled in July.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
During her Grammys speech, Swift revealed that her new album will be titled The Tortured Poets Department.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In the lightweight division, all paths to the title still lead through Islam Makhachev.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Over the next seven months the panel will be required to read approximately 150 novels before whittling their favourites down to a longlist of 12 or 13 titles, which will be unveiled in July.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
Though titled Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… on Netflix and labeled a comedy special, Foxx’s reveal is bigger than its billing.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
During her Grammys speech, Swift revealed that her new album will be titled The Tortured Poets Department.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for title
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Purple: Different monikers that have a common sound theme.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Both were renamed as the Maserati MC12, although the road car, rightfully, retained its Stradale moniker throughout the years.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Brady, 47, shared a carousel of images of the teenager and his siblings with a heartfelt caption pointing out how dedicated and funny his son is.Raven Brunner, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The caption noted that the public would be able to watch the service on ITV and ITVX Official on Christmas Eve. Middleton gave rare remarks about her health during the Together at Christmas event.Janelle Ash, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The dynamic rushing attack, which uses misdirection and some of the more creative play designs in college football, has led Army to its most successful season in years – including its first conference championship in school history.Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Royster rallied the Tritons from a 21-point halftime deficit to tie Sacramento Grant with his fourth touchdown of the game with 3:54 left in Friday night’s CIF state championship Division 2-AA bowl game at Saddleback College.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Trump also named Brandon Judd, the retiring president of the National Border Patrol Council who has Arizona ties, as his choice for U.S. ambassador to Chile.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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According to Smithsonian Magazine, a Bavarian immigrant named Thomas Nast, a cartoonist during the Civil War, created the first image of Santa Claus in 1863.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2024
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Color systems date back to at least the 17th century, but in the 19th century, an ornithologist named Robert Ridgway took issue with some of the existing nomenclature of colors, according to Daniel Lewis, who authored The Feathery Tribe, a biography of Ridgway.Emma Bowman, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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If one department creates its own unique nomenclature for entering new customer data and another department does the same, there could be years' worth of data that focuses on the same category.Robert Clark, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Because the main headline was that Genevieve was finally gone, voted out 3-2.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The former prosecutor announced her engagement to Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. in 2022, though questions about the couple’s current relationship status dogged tabloid headlines on Tuesday.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Each of the four categories is labeled with a color, which also signifies their difficulty level.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Though titled Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… on Netflix and labeled a comedy special, Foxx’s reveal is bigger than its billing.Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit said leaked information included license plate numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle nicknames and, in a small number of cases, mailing addresses.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Glas said another man named Mike, but without the nickname, was also ruled out as a suspect.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Title.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/title. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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