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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
why does each column have a header except the last one?
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Recent Examples of headers
Never rely solely on caller ID, email headers or video presence.
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Brian Greenberg, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Dortmund, Young Boys and Crvena Zvezda were all on the receiving end of goals scored from such headers into the six-yard box.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Brian Greenberg, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Dortmund, Young Boys and Crvena Zvezda were all on the receiving end of goals scored from such headers into the six-yard box.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headers
Noun
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In addition to a vast array of teen-and-older titles, expect a solid assortment of kids’ games, Miller says.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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Job-hopping was once the ticket to success, with workers bouncing from role to role to secure pay gains and bigger titles.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The standard trim, layer, and fine-tune features are all here, plus elements like automatic captions, text, 4K HDR, and more.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meeropol uses onscreen captions and dates only sparingly, which can make the flow of Carroll’s life a bit difficult to track.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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By using standard resume headings, maintaining consistent structure and formatting throughout, and using spelling or grammar checkers to ensure that content is written correctly, applicants tend to stand out to AI.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Use short paragraphs, bullet points and clear headings to highlight key info.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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But over the years, Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estévez, has starred in more headlines than movies or TV episodes.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Killings related to domestic violence are making headlines and families and friends of the victims are speaking out in an effort to bring awareness to these incidents that are happening too frequently.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Headers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headers. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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