running head

noun

Definition of running headnext
as in heading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running head
  1. heading
  2. guide word
  3. header
  4. title
  5. headline
  6. caption
  7. catchword
  8. banner
Noun
  • Pulling off this minor miracle in 1976, which falls under the heading of inspiration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The probe comes as Washington grapples with how to deal with AI and data center development, as public backlash has become increasingly intense heading into the 2026 midterm election.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of heading
Noun
  • The Standing Rock movement’s guiding words, Mni Wiconi (water is life) meant more than clean water advocacy.
    — Natasha Lennard, Esquire, 19 Sep. 2017
Definition of guide word
Noun
  • Defender Lucas Bartlett took a corner kick from Keisuke Kurokawa and scored with a header to pull DC United even in the 65th minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The midfielder netted a header into the top middle of the goal from close range off a corner kick from Angelina for her sixth goal of the campaign.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of header
Noun
  • The Lions won the Southern Section Division 1 title last season and are even better this season with 21 consecutive victories.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibition debuted Hirst’s infamous shark in a formaldehyde tank, with the title The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991).
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of title
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  • That is the question this carve-out cycle will answer, deal by deal, long after the announcements stop making headlines.
    — Miki Kapoor, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His National Film Board of Canada film goes beyond numbers to humanize the Iranian-Canadian victims of Flight PS752 who have long slipped from news headlines, even as their families continue an uphill battle to hold Iran accountable.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of headline
Noun
  • French-language closed captions for the video tutorials are now available through both the Wear Longer Project website and Discovery Education experience, expanding access for French-speaking learners and educators.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Neither the photograph nor Tech’s brief caption explains whether MrBeast was simply touring the facility or whether the visit is connected to a future project.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of caption
Noun
  • The catchwords seem too simple, too reductive, to speak to the nature of his expansive, unsummarizable theorizing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 May 2025
  • And there will be more games like that this season, until consistency and cohesion become reality and not just catchwords.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
Definition of catchword
Noun
  • Timing wasn’t on their side, as the motion picture group stacked dizzying losses for WBD this year (despite a banner 2025).
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Executives from French media and entertainment group Mediawan Group, whose production banner portfolio includes Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, were among the people on stage getting quizzed about the impact of mega-mergers.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of banner
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“Running head.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20head. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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