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as in moniker
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
about the only thing the book and the movie have in common are their titles
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as in caption
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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as in to name
to give a name to
what do you plan on titling your latest album?
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Recent Examples of title
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
At the top of the rankings, Reacher repeated as the No. 1 overall title with 1.41 billion minutes of viewing as Prime Video released the fifth episode of season three.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2025
In 1996, Entertainment Weekly ran a cover story about Kilmer titled The Man Hollywood Loves to Hate.
—Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Heritage won a Class 4A title in 1999 but then went from 2001 to 2024 without a state tournament berth.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
At the top of the rankings, Reacher repeated as the No. 1 overall title with 1.41 billion minutes of viewing as Prime Video released the fifth episode of season three.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Mitchell’s work, a roughly twenty-foot-long 1973 triptych titled Iva, was initially dedicated to the artist’s dog.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Apr. 2025
In 1996, Entertainment Weekly ran a cover story about Kilmer titled The Man Hollywood Loves to Hate.
—Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for title
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For practically her entire life, the mom of three has listed her favorite monikers, compiled them into lists and kept up with the latest baby naming trends.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The list has been updated to include these characters and the action star’s latest unbelievable moniker in A Working Man.—
Rebecca Pahle,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kylie wrote, sharing her newborn's name, nickname and birthdate in the caption.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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DeBose has not shared any quotes presented without caption to her Instagram over the past year.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Cougars are still looking for the program’s first national championship in men’s basketball.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Eleven voters picked Duke to win the national championship, followed by six for Florida and five for Houston.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Renaissance Italians mimicked his Lesbia verses, and Byron adapted one of his odes to a beautiful youth named Juventius.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre was testing the sub, which was named Boaty McBoatface in a viral online poll in 2016, when mooring for the camera system got tangled in its propeller, the center said in a statement Monday.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Of all its rivals, Audi appears to have settled into a nomenclature for its vehicles that at least makes a little sense.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Dec. 2024
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So far, six trucks have hit the streets with new nomenclature.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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OneTaste in its heyday was a titillating blend of San Francisco’s counterculture and its tech boom — a wellness startup that made headlines by advocating female empowerment through orgasm.—
Devlin Barrett,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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There’s no giant leap for Siri, which made its own headlines recently.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Essentially, more expensive companies are labeled as growth companies whereas cheaper companies are labeled as value companies.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Like many communities across the US, the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has sent a wave of fear through the Central American community in Maryland, whose members told CNN they have been unfairly targeted by the administration or labeled as gang members without evidence.—
Polo Sandoval,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet his ruthlessness is appreciated by his team-mates, who have given him the nickname El Tiburon (‘The Shark’).—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 4 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Title.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/title. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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