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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The Spanish star earned a nod for her performance as the titular character in Jacques Audiard's musical crime film, nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Heading into Original Sin’s seventh episode, our titular antihero enters an active crime scene with Levi Reed’s dead corpse in his truck.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Outside of late-night, Uecker co-starred for six seasons on the sitcom Mr. Belvedere, playing sportswriter and father George Owens, who employed the titular butler.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
James Griffiths directs the comedy, which is set on the fictional titular Welsh island.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Heading into Original Sin’s seventh episode, our titular antihero enters an active crime scene with Levi Reed’s dead corpse in his truck.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
Outside of late-night, Uecker co-starred for six seasons on the sitcom Mr. Belvedere, playing sportswriter and father George Owens, who employed the titular butler.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
James Griffiths directs the comedy, which is set on the fictional titular Welsh island.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Titular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titular. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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