headline
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noun Also called head.
1.
2.
the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top.
3.
the line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc.
verb (used with object)
4.
to furnish with a headline; head.
5.
to mention or name in a headline.
6.
to publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.).
7.
to be the star of (a show, nightclub act, etc.)
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verb (used without object)
8.
to be the star of an entertainment.
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| —n | |
| 1. | head, Also called: heading |
| a. a phrase at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject of the article, usually in larger and heavier type | |
| b. a line at the top of a page indicating the title, page number, etc | |
| 2. | (usually plural) the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end |
| 3. | hit the headlines to become prominent in the news |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to furnish (a story or page) with a headline |
| 5. | to have top billing (in) |
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Word Origin & History
headline
1676, from head + line. Originally a printers' term for the line at the top of a page containing the title and page number; used of newspapers from 1890, and transferred unthinkingly to broadcast media. Headlinese "language peculiar to headlines" is from 1927.
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Example sentences
Lack of calories-hunger-is a headline-grabber, particularly as rising food prices push more people towards starvation.
The headline of this article is poorly thought out and designed to create sensationalism.
As for that headline, the range of emotions it provoked have clearly set off a conversation.
People who only read the headline are likely to believe it's healthier to drive than to ride a bike.
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