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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
Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
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
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 June 2025
Arman would even decompose and rearrange the fragments of a cut-up Citroën DS himself in 1989, titling it with the peculiar term Schmilblick.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Noun
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
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
Verb
For example, Harwood contributed to an eight-page white paper Deloitte published in January titled The New Era of College Athletics.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 June 2025
Arman would even decompose and rearrange the fragments of a cut-up Citroën DS himself in 1989, titling it with the peculiar term Schmilblick.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for title
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That painting, Past Times (1997), appeared in Marshall’s traveling retrospective and was won by Combs, also known by the moniker Diddy, at Sotheby’s.—
Alex Greenberger for ARTNews,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
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Gravely lived up to that moniker Friday with a walk-off single for Santa Margarita in a 5-4 win over Los Alamitos in the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals at Santa Margarita High.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
23 May 2025
Noun
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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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In her post's caption, Knowles teased her daughter for pausing the concert for the gender reveal in the rain.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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Chen did walk four, hit four batters and only struck out one, but the senior allowed only one hit and no runs, paving the way to a championship.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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While there's no denying the Eagles have the personnel to capture another championship, going out and doing it is an entirely different story.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Verb
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President Donald Trump's former lawyer Jay Sekulow has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging that the defendants misled the police in the 2022 murder investigation of an employee of Sekulow's.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Anduril has named its next-generation IVAS product EagleEye.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The nomenclature for the model comes from the engine’s number of cylinders and its volume—in this case a straight-eight mill with a little over 2,300 cc of displacement (2,336 cc to be exact).—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 May 2025
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Abiding by Soviet-era nomenclature rules, spacecraft that remain in orbit around the Earth are dubbed Kosmos, followed by a number—in this case, Kosmos 482.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 May 2025
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The changes made national headlines and drew negative attention, and tweets from the president.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The episode demonstrated how local actions by Jewish Washingtonians could create national headlines.—
Time,
Time,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The report cites studies showing many hemp products had different amounts of THC than labeled, while some were well above the package limits for licensed cannabis products, and contained toxic solvents left over from processing.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Some opposition lawmakers called for a boycott, labeling the process a farce meant to bolster the power of Sheinbaum’s leftist Morena political bloc.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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McCallum earned his nickname by repeatedly punching the body and head.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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It’s even named after his childhood nickname, Kurky.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Title.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/title. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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