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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 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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Recent Examples of title
Noun
The company highlighted its new title partnership with HP as a driver for the gain. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Upcoming 2025 titles from Erer’s team include Clarkson’s Farm S4 and Maxton Hall S2, and new film releases Deep Cover, My Fault London, and Picture This. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Lloyd reprised his Back to the Future role in a short film titled Doc Brown Saves the World, which was released to celebrate the franchise’s 30th anniversary. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 Now, Netflix is documenting the story—including the people who claim Napolitano made it all up, in a docuseries titled The Manhattan Alien Abduction. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for title 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for title
Noun
  • Regrettably, the catchy moniker has slinked into our vocabulary, and we are seemingly stuck with it.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, another beloved train also, confusingly, operates under the iconic moniker: the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express belongs to Belmond and travels occasionally through Italy.
    JD Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Screenshots have also circulated on social media that appear to show that Scherzinger liked an Instagram post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that expressed support for a Trump presidency in the caption.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
  • This opera is sung in Italian with English captions.
    Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • After visiting Canada in February with wife Meghan Markle to celebrate one year to go until the 2025 Games, Harry returned solo on Nov. 17 and appeared on the pre-show of the Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League’s championship game, to promote the Games.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The Green Wave’s 35-0 win at Navy marked their first shutout of a conference opponent since 1960 and set up a matchup with No. 18 Army in the AAC championship game on Dec. 6.
    Eric Olson, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In March 2023, Enrico Lopez-Yañez was named principal pops conductor for the Pacific Symphony, and in October of this year Limor Tomer was tapped to be the new vice president to head performing arts programs at Segerstrom Center.
    Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Norton was also named in a lawsuit that accused him of injuring a 15-year-old Broomfield girl with disabilities during an arrest.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Some aficionados will argue that three complications is just a complicated watch, but four—and more certainly five—qualifies for the grand complication nomenclature.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Brandon Gomes, a former pitcher who is now L.A.’s general manager, clarified the nomenclature.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Experts believe that a combination of lax oversight and cost-cutting have led to more people getting sick, such as with listeria outbreaks that have also been all over recent headlines.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Guan Hu’s win in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes this year with Black Dog grabbed headlines — and deservedly so.
    Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Outside of Indiana’s 1st Congressional District, none of the general elections for U.S. Senate or the other eight seats in the House of Representatives have been labeled competitive races by national election analysts.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Incorrectly labeled fish can undermine conscious consumers’ efforts to purchase responsibly.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • His work garnered him a few nicknames, more followers and a nice pay bump.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
  • However, because its peculiar shape was reminiscent of a clothes iron, the Flatiron nickname quickly stuck.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Title.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/title. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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