1
: a heading of a subdivision (as in an outline)
2
: a subordinate caption, title, or headline
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Imagine someone sharing, uninterrupted, 60,000 words of observation about the Book of Genesis but offering no chapter titles, subheads, signposts, or map of her itinerary.
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Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
Now, facing the program that gave him his first head coaching gig has been relegated to a subhead – at least in Tallahassee – in favor of the fact Norvell needs to defeat his former team to get the Seminoles in the win column for the first time in 2024.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Try keeping copy on the short side and breaking it up with subheads, graphics and sidebars.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
As part of the morbid support of the rapper’s upcoming 12th studio album, the obit shrewdly has quote marks around the subhead that had fans thinking Slim Shady was dropping a hint about the project’s possible lead single.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 May 2024
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Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
Now, facing the program that gave him his first head coaching gig has been relegated to a subhead – at least in Tallahassee – in favor of the fact Norvell needs to defeat his former team to get the Seminoles in the win column for the first time in 2024.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Try keeping copy on the short side and breaking it up with subheads, graphics and sidebars.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
As part of the morbid support of the rapper’s upcoming 12th studio album, the obit shrewdly has quote marks around the subhead that had fans thinking Slim Shady was dropping a hint about the project’s possible lead single.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 May 2024
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“Subhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subhead. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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subhead
noun
sub·head
ˈsəb-ˌhed 
1
: a heading under which one of the divisions of a subject is listed
2
: a title or headline coming after the main title or headline
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