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as in monikers
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 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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as in names
to give a name to
what do you plan on titling your latest album?
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Recent Examples of titles
Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
And even though those consequences are, in the grand scheme of things, nothing as big as what their conduct might demand, the fact that Andrew had to give up his royal titles and honors is more than a lot of people expected.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
Five anime titles, including award-winning Solo Leveling, are coming to Delta Air Lines in-flight screens next month from Crunchyroll.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The nine titles span the Bright Future strand, which is for feature debuts, and the Harbour program, which is a broader selection.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Rotterdam Unveils Nine World Premieres The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled a first wave of world premieres for its 2026 edition, announcing nine titles destined for its Bright Future and Harbour programming strands.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The pageants have endured a few other shakeups in recent years, most notably after the 2023 winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles, marking the first time that any queen had given up her crown in the pageant's 72-year history.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Many awards prognosticators find that group in particular difficult to read, with their Best Documentary Feature shortlist often including a couple titles not in the mainstream consciousness.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Berra, of course, earned a record 10 World Series rings — and won six of those titles as a visitor.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
In a keynote interview yesterday at MIPCOM, Le Goy was bullish about his studio’s chances of tapping into the growing demand for anime and games, titles thanks to its ownership of streamer Crunchyroll and its sister games biz, Sony Playstation.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
That was just in time for the first of three Super Bowl titles the Chiefs won between that year and 2023-24.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The Dragons didn’t play in 2024 after winning Manzanita League titles the previous two seasons.
—Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Masego, a fan of anime titles including Howl’s Moving Castle, Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia, said he has always been inspired by the story arcs of the genre.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
And even though those consequences are, in the grand scheme of things, nothing as big as what their conduct might demand, the fact that Andrew had to give up his royal titles and honors is more than a lot of people expected.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
Five anime titles, including award-winning Solo Leveling, are coming to Delta Air Lines in-flight screens next month from Crunchyroll.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The nine titles span the Bright Future strand, which is for feature debuts, and the Harbour program, which is a broader selection.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Rotterdam Unveils Nine World Premieres The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled a first wave of world premieres for its 2026 edition, announcing nine titles destined for its Bright Future and Harbour programming strands.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The pageants have endured a few other shakeups in recent years, most notably after the 2023 winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles, marking the first time that any queen had given up her crown in the pageant's 72-year history.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Many awards prognosticators find that group in particular difficult to read, with their Best Documentary Feature shortlist often including a couple titles not in the mainstream consciousness.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Berra, of course, earned a record 10 World Series rings — and won six of those titles as a visitor.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
Both titles hail from directors with whom Hawke has maintained a strong relationship.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
In a keynote interview yesterday at MIPCOM, Le Goy was bullish about his studio’s chances of tapping into the growing demand for anime and games, titles thanks to its ownership of streamer Crunchyroll and its sister games biz, Sony Playstation.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
That was just in time for the first of three Super Bowl titles the Chiefs won between that year and 2023-24.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The Dragons didn’t play in 2024 after winning Manzanita League titles the previous two seasons.
—Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titles
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The common names of many of the poisonous Amanita mushrooms include foreboding monikers like death cap mushroom and destroying angel.—
Matt Kasson,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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Winterstone has tattooed monikers on many celebs, including Teigen and Matt Damon, who has his wife's and daughters' first names on his right arm.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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The captions made the experience even more surreal.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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After a shake-up in the leadership of her controversial conservatorship, fans began to grow concerned for the musician who virtually disappeared from public life, but started frequently posting dancing videos to her Instagram, often with wild, semi-coherent captions.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Conversely, the Jays paid Guerrero $325 million of his contract up front in a signing bonus, according to figures provided by Spotrac, to try and win their first World Series since back-to-back championships in 1992-93.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The 31-year-old is a three-time Chicago Marathon winner and has a world championships gold medal over the distance from 2019.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit, which names AES and John Sonday, alleged the company knew American Sporting Supplies was not following workplace safety laws in the building but failed to take any action.—
Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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Each class and then school names a winning book, and from those the school board names a districtwide winner.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ratified in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment is short, a mere fifty words including the section headings, but with a large intended effect.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Ocean Exploration Trust maintains a livestream of the expedition, including the depths and headings of the ROV Little Hercules and ROV (Towsled) Atalanta.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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Peterson hosts a regular show on BBC Radio 6 Music, founded the influential Acid Jazz and Brownswood Recordings labels, and in recent years began the We Out Here festival in Dorset, England.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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And the startup not only attracts speculators directly on its website and mobile app, but also white labels its markets to brokers like Robinhood and Webull, adding liquidity and scale.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Still carrying questionable designations are two running backs (Packers’ Josh Jacobs, Bears’ D’Andre Swift), four pass catchers (Patriots’ Stefon Diggs, Atlanta’s Darnell Mooney and Commanders’ Zach Ertz) and Arizona QB Kyler Murray.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku has been ruled out for Sunday's Week 7 matchup against the Miami Dolphins after logging did not participate designations in each practice this week.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lo and behold, the headlines kept supporting it up until literally today.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Time,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Titles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titles. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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