Thesaurus results for HEADLINE

headline

noun

ˈhed-ˌlīn

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 Twilight has continued to make headlines over the decades. —

Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025 Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians. —

Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 Writing in The New York Times, Anderson said that while Trump and the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, tech billionaire Elon Musk, are currently making headlines, Vance is the leader the GOP needs in the future. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. —

Daniel Wine, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for headline

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Noun

So to already be in that space with titles like that is pretty incredible.

— Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2025
Over July 2023-June 2024, Netflix users watched 3.28 billion hours of titles from Spain, just beaten by Korea (8.19 billion), but the second-best performance of any country outside the U.S., doubling French-language viewing, according to Omdia.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025