subhead

[ suhb-hed ]

/ ˈsʌbˌhɛd /

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noun

a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.

a subordinate division of a title or heading.

the immediate subordinate of the president or other head of an educational institution.

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Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Also sub·head·ing (for defs. 1, 2) .

Origin of subhead

First recorded in 1580–90; sub- + head

Words nearby subhead

subgroup, subgum, subha, subhalide, subharmonic, subhead, subheading, subhedral, subhuman, Subic Bay, subimago

How to use subhead in a sentence

That job for this year’s Ask Backwards consisted of reading about 1,400 entries plus 200 headline and subhead suggestions.
Style Conversational Week 1461: You name it!|Pat Myers|November 4, 2021|Washington Post
If you’re just sending alternative headlines and subheads, you can send them through the form in the usual way.
Style Conversational Week 1437: We’re emerging!|Pat Myers|May 20, 2021|Washington Post
Use this link and scroll down a couple of inches to the subhead “Play it again.”
Style Conversational Week 1420: Back to the vocal point|Pat Myers|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Soon enough, company memos could end up looking like Axios newsletters, with the same subheads — one big thing, what’s next, go deeper and why it matters — outlining the changes in an organization.
Axios is entering into the software licensing business with a new tool to help companies communicate|Kayleigh Barber|December 11, 2020|Digiday

To be fair, the subhead was later modified after I demanded via Twitter that it be so.
Peter Beinart’s Bias Against Me, Cory Booker, and Israel|Rabbi Shmuley Boteach|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With the gleeful subhead: “After Years of Controversial Comments And Gaffes, Vice President Biden Gets Bumped From Prime Time.”
Joe Biden Getting Short Shrift at Democratic Convention|Michelle Cottle|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Tom's part in the affair was told in a couple of paragraphs under a subhead.
The Walking Delegate|Leroy Scott
All this is done, even where the saving under one subhead more than counterbalances the excess under another in the same vote.
The Government of England (Vol. I)|A. Lawrence Lowell