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
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
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
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
In two weeks, she had memorized the two thousand or so names or headings on the file box.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
