titles 1 of 2

plural of title
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as in captions
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 championships
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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titles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of title

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titles
Noun
  • Both my first and middle names were hand-me-downs, the monikers of my parents' good friends.
    April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • These monikers are about right now, in this moment, and importantly, are self-generated, as in, parents are making them up to suit their own tastes and goals.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Thomas’ win in the NCAA swimming championships provoked particular ire.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • For more than 80 years, the once-successful Red Sox failed to win any championships.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • John Fisher owes Bob Nutting a fruit basket for taking the A’s owner out the cross-hairs and out of the headlines for a few days.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Menendez brothers were convicted of murder in the Nineties in a trial that made headlines for months, both for the stakes of the Menendez family’s money and the violent nature of the murders.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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