Thesaurus results for HEADLINE

headline

noun

ˈhed-ˌlīn

Definition of headline

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 Just after October 7, then-Storyville lead commissioning editor Emma Hindley generated headlines after embracing a director on stage who was later accused of making antisemitic remarks. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 The film also goes into his pro-Palestine and anti-Israel activism, which has landed him in the headlines in recent months. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 The headline from all the changes is the decision to drop horse riding and replace it with obstacle racing – Ninja Warrior style. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 But the car isn't being developed around a single headline statistic. — New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headline

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Noun

The New York Yankees become the first team in more than a quarter-century to win three straight World Series titles, beating the New York Mets 4-2.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
As their titles indicate, the two larger works, Le Jour and Le Nuit, are in dialogue with each other.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of title

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The caption accompanied an aerial image of the group as seen on KTLA.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The bulk of the population actually engages in a rather high volume of daily digital reading--captions, emails, text and chat messages, news feeds, search results, etc.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of caption

Noun

Hopkins stays red-hot in front of goal Haley Hopkins is red-hot heading into the playoffs.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the navigation system will provide essential flight information, including the aircraft’s orientation, heading and position.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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