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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Using a marker, he wrote two headings on a poster: “What We’re Here For” and “What We’re Not Here For.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
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
Some changes are as simple as removing numbered lines and leaving blank space under headings like “Sources of support.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Most of these counterfeit documents, however, are easy to spot because they clearly diverge from official formatting - showing erroneous spacing and letter headings, or containing significant grammatical or spelling errors.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2024
And he kept his hand there the whole way home, even when he was reading the map and giving me headings.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
