Thesaurus results for HEADLINE

headline

noun

ˈhed-ˌlīn

Definition of headline

as in title

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 I usually just glance at the headlines in the morning paper before dashing off to work

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Recent Examples of headline Fast forward to today, and Hazle Township, the area where Hazleton sits at the foot of the Poconos, is still making headlines. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 Dhar Mann took center stage at MIPCOM on Sunday for the market’s first-ever pre-opening headline session. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026 Republicans in Georgia and Mississippi did not rush them through, and a gaggle of lawmakers got in the way in South Carolina, in a stand that had a whiff of Indiana’s, but with less drama and fewer headlines. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Both Magen Dodge and Justin Dodge — who have worked for the Denver Police Department for 27 and 28 years, respectively — have made headlines in the past. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headline

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All new titles are scheduled to be available for simulcast on the MBC Shahid app.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
That’s exactly what happened last fall when Smith’s two-out, 11th-inning home run in Game 7 of the World Series helped the Dodgers win a second straight title.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, the navigation system will provide essential flight information, including the aircraft’s orientation, heading and position.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Russian diesel exports loading from the Baltic port of Primorsk resumed on Tuesday, with a tanker carrying around 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulphur diesel heading towards Morocco, according to LSEG data reported by Reuters on Wednesday.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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