as in nominal
being something in name or form only
he's the titular head of the department, though it's the assistant managers who largely run things around here
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Charlie Cox's titular vigilante hero has since made a couple of cameos in other Marvel projects, most notably as a one-night stand for Tatiana Maslany's She-Hulk in 2022.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
In the two-part series finale, it’s revealed that the show’s titular mother, Tracy McConnell (Cristin Milioti), died in 2024.
—John Russell, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
His downfall comes only when the titular hero, the Sandman, also known as the Prince of Stories, frees Calliope from bondage.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
By Samantha Allen January 13, 2025 In a fourth wall-breaking moment that comes midway through the fifth season of Max’s gloriously irreverent Harley Quinn, the titular troublemaker reflects on her and Poison Ivy’s evolution over the course of the series.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
In the two-part series finale, it’s revealed that the show’s titular mother, Tracy McConnell (Cristin Milioti), died in 2024.
—John Russell, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
His downfall comes only when the titular hero, the Sandman, also known as the Prince of Stories, frees Calliope from bondage.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
By Samantha Allen January 13, 2025 In a fourth wall-breaking moment that comes midway through the fifth season of Max’s gloriously irreverent Harley Quinn, the titular troublemaker reflects on her and Poison Ivy’s evolution over the course of the series.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Titular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titular. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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