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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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Noun
The company highlighted its new title partnership with HP as a driver for the gain. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Upcoming 2025 titles from Erer’s team include Clarkson’s Farm S4 and Maxton Hall S2, and new film releases Deep Cover, My Fault London, and Picture This. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
It's titled Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenter's Pension Trust Fund et al v. Walton et al. Serenah McKay, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Last but not least, the title of Scorn was changed to John Wick, because Reeves always referred to the project as if it was eponymously titled. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for title 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for title
Noun
  • Regrettably, the catchy moniker has slinked into our vocabulary, and we are seemingly stuck with it.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, another beloved train also, confusingly, operates under the iconic moniker: the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express belongs to Belmond and travels occasionally through Italy.
    JD Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Screenshots have also circulated on social media that appear to show that Scherzinger liked an Instagram post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that expressed support for a Trump presidency in the caption.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
  • This opera is sung in Italian with English captions.
    Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images file The result is an arena with ambitions as lofty as the franchise’s dreams of winning a first NBA championship.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Jelani Cobb an hour ago Kamala Harris’s Fourth Quarter Photograph by Kevin Lamarque / Reuters An old sports truism holds that defense wins championships.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In March 2023, Enrico Lopez-Yañez was named principal pops conductor for the Pacific Symphony, and in October of this year Limor Tomer was tapped to be the new vice president to head performing arts programs at Segerstrom Center.
    Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Norton was also named in a lawsuit that accused him of injuring a 15-year-old Broomfield girl with disabilities during an arrest.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Some aficionados will argue that three complications is just a complicated watch, but four—and more certainly five—qualifies for the grand complication nomenclature.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Brandon Gomes, a former pitcher who is now L.A.’s general manager, clarified the nomenclature.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The festival’s headline performance was Wagner’s comedic opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and the Great Festival Hall was packed.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • That created headlines that implied Dover cut its full-year guidance, but in reality executives warned in advance that sales growth and earnings projections would be altered.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Seal and label each container, then stack them neatly for optimal organization in your freezer.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Police – who have labeled the case a homicide – say their investigation is ongoing.
    Emily Palmer, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • His work garnered him a few nicknames, more followers and a nice pay bump.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
  • However, because its peculiar shape was reminiscent of a clothes iron, the Flatiron nickname quickly stuck.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Title.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/title. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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