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headline

[ hed-lahyn ]

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noun

a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top.
the line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc.

, head·lined, head·lin·ing.

, head·lined, head·lin·ing.

headline

/ ˈhɛdˌlaɪn /

Also calledheadheading
1. a phrase at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject of the article, usually in larger and heavier type
2. a line at the top of a page indicating the title, page number, etc
usually plural the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end
hit the headlines
to become prominent in the news

First recorded in 1620–30; head + line ¹

This same outlet worked the phrase “engagement to toyboy lover” into the headline of their article on Fry.

The disbelief was evident in article after article, with one conservative site using “President Pinocchio” in its headline.

Then last week, Bloomberg Businessweek ran a banner headline “Jeb Bush Has a Mitt Romney Problem.”

Then, under the bold headline “Rebooting Spider-Man,” Robinov describes a broad vision for the future of the franchise.

The new headline number for American wine drinking is, for example, easily turned into another misleading statistic.

"'Violet Walbridge confesses to a passion for Honobosa Iccho,'" he declaimed, as if quoting a possible headline.

The headline to the article was only three words in heavy type across the page: “Trapped at last!”

She read a million newsfeeds, pulling them with a headline reader that sucked up stories as fast as they ended up on the wire.

His death would have rated a banner headline in every paper published south of the United States borders.

He seized the paper and his eyes took in the rest of the headline at a glance.

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