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as in moniker
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 caption
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 championship
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 to name
to give a name to
what do you plan on titling your latest album?
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Examples of title in a Sentence
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Current titles from The Exchange include Night Comes with Dafne Keen, Wolfland with Pierce Brosnan, Rose Byrne and Octavia Spencer’s Tow.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Serenah McKay, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Last but not least, the title of Scorn was changed to John Wick, because Reeves always referred to the project as if it was eponymously titled.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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Noun
That along with multiple endings depending on subtle player actions made this title revolutionary for its time.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Current titles from The Exchange include Night Comes with Dafne Keen, Wolfland with Pierce Brosnan, Rose Byrne and Octavia Spencer’s Tow.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
It's titled Ontario Provincial Council of Carpenter's Pension Trust Fund et al v. Walton et al.
—Serenah McKay, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Last but not least, the title of Scorn was changed to John Wick, because Reeves always referred to the project as if it was eponymously titled.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Title.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/title. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.
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