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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
I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work
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Recent Examples of headline
This article has been updated with additional information and a headline revised for clarity.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
And more recent headlines about the film predominately focused on real-life drama involving her evil queen, Gal Gadot.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
One of this season's stars, Bradley Cooper, recently made headlines after 29-year-old supermodel Gigi Hadid, talked about their relationship in a recent Vogue magazine profile.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
And more recent headlines about the film predominately focused on real-life drama involving her evil queen, Gal Gadot.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
One of this season's stars, Bradley Cooper, recently made headlines after 29-year-old supermodel Gigi Hadid, talked about their relationship in a recent Vogue magazine profile.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
— Made By History, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headline
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Brady could rise to No. 1 in the welterweight division, though Muhammad is already scheduled to defend his title against Jack Della Maddalena in May.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Liberty won the Conference USA Championship title game over Jacksonville State 79-67 to secure their trip to the NCAA Tournament.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Several captions had the incorrect day of the week.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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Moore, 62, shared several images Wednesday night showing her family embracing on Bruce's birthday, with the star also offering a short message in the post's caption.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Erceg is looking to end a two-fight losing skid of his own heading into the UFC Mexico City headliner.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The researchers mined 16 years of U.S. Coast Guard data detailing the position, velocity, status and heading of ships in U.S. waterways, cross-referencing hundreds of millions of data points with port and bridge data kept by the National Bridge Inventory.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Headline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headline. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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