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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
The changes made national headlines and drew negative attention, and tweets from the president.
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Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 June 2025
As part of the partnership, Vintage Culture will close out the festival with a headline set, sporting pieces from his exclusive collaboration with Von Dutch Loves on stage.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Through all of the negative headlines, sentiment, and gloom thus far in 2025, momentum is surprisingly the best-performing factor YTD: Momentum is also notoriously volatile.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Their affair first made headlines in late 2022, prompting ABC to launch a probe that ultimately ended with the two getting axed from their high profile gigs.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 3 June 2025
As part of the partnership, Vintage Culture will close out the festival with a headline set, sporting pieces from his exclusive collaboration with Von Dutch Loves on stage.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Through all of the negative headlines, sentiment, and gloom thus far in 2025, momentum is surprisingly the best-performing factor YTD: Momentum is also notoriously volatile.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Their affair first made headlines in late 2022, prompting ABC to launch a probe that ultimately ended with the two getting axed from their high profile gigs.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headline
Noun
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Following his time at Boise State, Petersen coached the Washington Huskies from 2014 to 2019, guiding them to two Pac-12 titles and a berth in the 2016 College Football Playoff.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2025
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The 25-year-old is the first Swede to win a US Women’s Open since Annika Sörenstam earned her third title in 2006.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Your social captions need to grab attention in less than three seconds.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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Find the video and caption on Newsweek's YouTube channel.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The ledger had German headings: Name des Häftlings, Tag des Todes, Lager, Art des Todes, Name des Postens: name of prisoner, day of death, camp, manner of death, name of guard.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Of the position groups on the roster, the secondary feels the most open-ended heading into OTAs.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
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“Headline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headline. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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