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Headline

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Noun

1. headline, newspaper headline

the heading or caption of a newspaper article

Verb

2. headline

publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline

3. headline

provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Headline

see synonyms of headline
noun
1. Also called: head, 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
verb
4. (transitive)
to furnish (a story or page) with a headline
5. 
to have top billing (in)

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Headline

see synonyms of headline
noun
1. 
a line at the top of a page in a book, giving the running title, page number, etc.
2.  US
a line or lines, usually in larger type, at the top of a newspaper article, giving a short statement of its contents
3. 
an important item of news
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈheadˌlined or ˈheadˌlining US
4. 
to provide (a news article) with a headline
5. 
to give (a performer or performance) featured billing or publicity
6. 
to be the leading performer attraction in (a variety show, popular music concert, etc.)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Headline

see synonyms of headline
n.
1. The title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type.
2. often headlines An important or sensational piece of news.
3. A line at the head of a page or passage giving information such as the title, author, and page number.
tr.v. head·lined, head·lin·ing, head·lines
1. To supply (a page or passage) with a headline.
2.
a. To present or promote as a headliner: The Palace Theater headlines a magician.
b. To serve as the headliner of: He headlines the bill.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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