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subheadlines

subheadlines is the plural of subheadline.

Meaning of subheadline

Noun

subheadline (plural subheadlines)

  1. A smaller, secondary headline that usually elaborates on the main headline above it.
    • The March 5, 1978 issue of National Reader […] contained an exciting front page headline — "Most Major Hollywood Stars Are Gay or Bisexual!!!!" Splashed on the cover are photos of Rock Hudson, Shaun and David Cassidy, […] and, last but not least, Lily Tomlin. In the top right hand corner is the...1978 April 8, Eric Rogers, “Speaking Out”, in Gay Community News, page 5
    Synonyms:
    deck, subline, tagline

Questions about subheadlines

What is subheadlines the plural of?
Subheadlines is the plural of subheadline.

Words near subheadlines in the dictionary

  1. subheader
  2. subheaders
  3. subheading
  4. subheadings
  5. subheadline
  6. subheadlines
  7. subheadquarters
  8. subheads
  9. subheadword
  10. subheadwords
  11. subhealth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subheadlines (page history and authors); subheadline (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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