as in title
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
I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work
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Recent Examples of headline
Now read the latest MacBook Pro, iPhone and iOS headlines in Forbes’ weekly Apple news digest...
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Jeenah Moon | Reuters Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
Remember when inflation readings were the headline news of the day, and were as feverishly anticipated by investors as Nvidia earnings reports?
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Growing up about 20 miles away in a town called Folsom, the the A’s were popular and so were the Giants, but no team dominated the airwaves and the headlines like the Sacramento Kings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Here's everything to know about the New Shepard rocket that will be at the center of what is sure to be a headline-grabbing flight.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Jeenah Moon | Reuters Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
Remember when inflation readings were the headline news of the day, and were as feverishly anticipated by investors as Nvidia earnings reports?
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Growing up about 20 miles away in a town called Folsom, the the A’s were popular and so were the Giants, but no team dominated the airwaves and the headlines like the Sacramento Kings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Here's everything to know about the New Shepard rocket that will be at the center of what is sure to be a headline-grabbing flight.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headline
Noun
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The Florida Panthers will officially begin their Stanley Cup playoff run — and their chance to win back-to-back titles — on the road.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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And now that momentum will need to be carried on by another title or this massive patch.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Pratt wrote in a caption to his post, celebrating Angie's milestone.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Just based on the color scheme, the person on the left is almost certainly either Milly Alcock dressed as Supergirl or her stunt double (the video caption identifies her as the latter).—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to one Senate Republican, the mood of the GOP conference on the topic was anything but over-joyous heading into Wednesday’s big announcement.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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The order does not explicitly call out PII or genetic information under that heading.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Headline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headline. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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