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
Sign headings read “Washington’s Deceit” and “Washington’s Death and a Renewed Hope for Freedom.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
Inside the vehicle, the chief said, officers also recovered three cell phones, handheld radios and documents with the headings “Homeland Security Investigations” and “U.S. Customs and Border Protection.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 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
For two more weeks, she did nothing but study the clients’ cards which were more detailed than the file box headings.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
