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Another word for headline

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Noun

  1. A term or terms in large type introducing a text

      1. (Anatomy) The rounded proximal end of a long bone:
      2. The seat of the faculty of reason; intelligence, intellect, or mind:
      3. A portrait or representation of a person's head.
      1. The course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is pointing or moving.
      2. (Nautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
      3. Something forming or used to form the head, top, edge, or front; specif., an inscription at the top of a paragraph, chapter, page, section, etc., giving the title or topic
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Another word for headline

Noun
      1. (Anatomy) The rounded proximal end of a long bone:
      2. The seat of the faculty of reason; intelligence, intellect, or mind:
      3. The foremost or leading position:
      1. The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter.
      2. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
      3. Something forming or used to form the head, top, edge, or front; specif., an inscription at the top of a paragraph, chapter, page, section, etc., giving the title or topic
      1. A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph.
      2. A title or heading, as of a document or article.
      3. A descriptive title, or legend, as under an illustration
      1. A formal appellation attached to the name of a person as a sign of office, rank, profession, or hereditary privilege.
      2. A descriptive name; an epithet:
      3. (Sports & Games) A championship:
      1. The main performer in an instrumental or vocal section, generally given the solo passages
      2. One who has influence or power, especially of a political nature.
      3. A person or thing that leads; directing, commanding, or guiding head, as of a group or activity
      1. A brick or stone laid at a right angle to the face of a wall so that only its short end is showing.
      2. One that removes a head from an object, especially a machine that reaps the heads of grain and passes them into a wagon or receptacle.
      3. (Soccer) A shot or pass made by hitting the ball with the head
      1. A person who screams
      2. (Slang) One that evokes screams or laughter:
      3. Any of a primitive family (Anhimidae) of South American birds (order Anseriformes) having long toes and a bill like a chicken's
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Sentence Examples

  • The crime was national headline news.

  • There's a little news headline everyday that sometimes tells of special events that are taking place around town, so you'll want to check that everyday so you can be sure to go where the people are.

  • Finally, visit Starbucks online to customize a gift card with a design, color and/or border and other graphics; plus choose your own font and add a personal headline and message to the card.

  • She recently won a lawsuit against Britain's The Daily Mail over a picture of Knightley with a headline that implied that her skinny figure contributed to a teenager's death from an eating disorder.

  • A headline that reads "Free 24 Hour Road Side Assistance" is very clear to you, but customers may not fully realize what that feature of the insurance means.

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