newspaper headline
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Definition
- Noun:
- The heading or caption of a newspaper article: A "newspaper headline" is the large, prominent text at the top of a news article, designed to summarize its main point and attract readers' attention.
Usage
- A "newspaper headline" is typically set in large, bold type. Its primary function is to succinctly convey the most important or sensational aspect of the news story that follows.
- It is used as a singular, countable noun (e.g., , ). The phrase "newspaper headline" itself is often shortened to just "headline" when the context is clear.
Examples
- Noun:
- The newspaper headline read "Election Results Declared." (The large text at the top of the newspaper article stated "Election Results Declared.")
- She scanned the newspaper headlines to get the day's top stories. (She quickly looked at the prominent titles of the newspaper articles to understand the main news.)
- A shocking newspaper headline about the accident caught everyone's attention. (A startling title on the newspaper's front page about the accident drew everyone's focus.)
Advanced Usage
- "To grab/make/capture the headlines": To become the main subject of news reports.
- The scandal grabbed the headlines for weeks. (The scandal was the main news story for weeks.)
- "Headline news": News that is important enough to be featured as a headline.
- The royal wedding was headline news around the world. (The royal wedding was the top story in news reports globally.)
Variants and Related Words
- Headline (n): The more common, shortened form of "newspaper headline."
- Did you see the headline this morning?
- Headliner (n): The main performer or act in a show; by extension, a very important news story or person.
- The band was the headliner at the festival.
- Headlining (adj/verb): Featured as the main attraction or story.
- The headlining story on the website was about climate change.
Synonyms
- Banner: A headline extending across the width of a page.
- Title: The name of a book, article, or other work; can be used synonymously with "headline" in some contexts.
- Caption: Text describing an image; not a direct synonym but a related element in newspaper layout.
Related Phrases
- Below the headline: Refers to the text of the article that follows the headline.
- The details of the proposal are explained below the headline.
- Screaming headline: A very large, sensational, or alarming headline.
- The tabloid used a screaming headline about the celebrity gossip.
Noun
- the heading or caption of a newspaper article