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headline

[hed-lahyn]

noun

  1. 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.

  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)

headlined, headlining 
  1. to furnish with a headline.

  2. to mention or name in a headline.

  3. to publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.).

  4. to be the star of (a show, nightclub act, etc.)

verb (used without object)

headlined, headlining 
  1. to be the star of an entertainment.

headline

/ ˈɛˌɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: head. heading.

    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

  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. to become prominent in the news

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to furnish (a story or page) with a headline

  2. to have top billing (in)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of headline1

First recorded in 1620–30; head + line 1
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"Though not negligible economically, such increases would fall well short of the recent headlines," they wrote.

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One Axios headline, for example, warned of a “white-collar bloodbath” resulting from AI taking jobs from humans.

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Little is known about the group, which has been at the centre of global headlines amid scenes of chaos and deadly incidents nearly every day as desperate Palestinians have tried to reach its sites.

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Ms Beeching sees parallels between the Beckham family fallout and the rift between the Sussexes and the Royal Family, which continues to make headlines.

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We could never have predicted just how quickly real-world headlines would not only validate our story, but outpace its darkest possibilities.

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