heading
noun
something that serves as a head, top, or front.
headings
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pluralof heading.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The writer, thanks to their ability to improve page rankings via keywords and section headings, will have created an article that looks like information but is really a thinly disguised advertisement.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2026
The book ricochets back and forth in time, with such section headings as “Twelve Days Before the Robbery” and “Thirteen Years Earlier.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Cuts in some programs are described in the “menu” under misleading headings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Military analysts say the phrasing used in the headings looks credible and is consistent with similar classified documents revealed in the past.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
By the twenty-ninth day, Liyana’s papers had proper headings, and her navy blue uniform had lost its bright gleam, its sharp pleat.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
