headline1 nounheadline2 verb
headlinehead‧line1 /ˈhedlaɪn/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A supermarket tabloid newspaper had the headline "Space Aliens Meet with the President."
- I just saw the headline. I didn't have time to read the article.
- The headline read: "Pope to Visit Kazakhstan."
- Changes in the alcohol section stole the headlines.
- Charlotte could almost suspect the headline had already been selected, the outcome already determined.
- First, and best known, is GoScript while more recently Freedom of the Press has also been making a few headlines.
- In recent weeks and months, the headlines have painted a picture of an industry in crisis.
- Mr Murdoch had been dominating the headlines again.
- The Grandstand presenter-turned-guru was hardly out of the headlines two years ago.
- The killer will be caught, photographed in handcuffs, mentioned in headlines for months, maybe years.
- The problems-from bad backs to carpal tunnel syndrome to headaches-have made the headlines of every health magazine in the country.
Longman Language Activatornews on television or in a newspaper
reports about recent events, reported in newspapers or on television, radio or the Internet: · He always reads the sports news first.· Welcome to the early evening news.· I was listening to the news this morning, but I didn't catch what they said about it.on the news (=on television or radio): · They said on the news that the visit has been cancelled.· Did you hear anything on the news about the bomb? in the news (=reported about on television, radio, in newspapers etc): · She's been in the news a lot recently.follow the news (=listen, read or watch the news regularly): · I don't know if you've been following the news, but I heard that three American servicemen were killed there.
events that are reported in newspapers or in news programmes: · News is coming in about an oil spill in the South Atlantic.news about: · The paper was full of news about the peace negotiations.local/national/regional news: · We deal mainly with local news.
especially British a short news programme, in which only the most important pieces of news are read: · It was reported in news bulletins throughout the day that the astronauts were in trouble.· a weekly news bulletin
especially British /special report/news bulletin American a piece of news that is so important that it is broadcast immediately, often in the middle of another programme: · We interrupt this programme to bring you a newsflash.· There were special reports about the accident on all the networks.· All the shows started late because of the news bulletin about the bombing.
a broadcast report of the most recent news about something: · We will continue to bring you news updates throughout the day.update/news update on: · the latest update on the rescue effort
the important points of the news, printed in big letters on the front page of a newspaper or read at the beginning of a news broadcast: · I just have time to glance at the headlines before I leave for work.· This is the six o'clock news. First, the headlines ...
American the most important piece of news that is reported at the beginning of a news broadcast: · Tonight's top story: unemployment is at a 20 year low.
parts of newspapers the first page of a newspaper, where all the most important news stories are shown: · His face was all over the front page of the News of the World.
a page or set of pages in a newspaper that tells you about television, sport etc: · Could you give me the sports page if you're finished with it?· I don't know why you buy a paper - you only read the television pages.
the words in big letters at the top of a newspaper report that tell you what the report is about: · I just saw the headline. I didn't have time to read the article.· The headline read: "Pope to Visit Kazakhstan."
a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject: · He began his career writing articles for the college magazine.article on/about: · Did you read that article on the Middle Eastern peace process?· There was an interesting article in the LA Times about bullying at work.newspaper/magazine article: · He had once read a magazine article about it in the dentist's office.
a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news: · Their editorials always criticize the government, whatever it does.
an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine: · a weekly column· Did you read Julie Burchill's column in the Guardian this week?
WORD SETSabstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1 & 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + headline
The plight of the refugees immediately grabbed the headlines (=was the most important story in the newspapers).
· The newspaper's front-page headline read simply 'Prime Minister resigns'.
(=a headline that a lot of people are interested in)· Celebrity divorces have made big headlines.
(=a very large headline across the top of the page)· Le Monde ran its famous banner headline ' We are all Americans now'.
· The story made national headlines.
· The story dominated newspaper headlines around the world.
(=a headline in a newspaper that has a lot of stories about famous people, sex etc)· One tabloid headline read 'Doctor of Death'.
phrases (=to be reported in many newspapers as an important story)· The singer was back in the headlines for partying every night.
verbs (=to be reported in many newspapers as an important story)· Madonna's adoption of the child grabbed world headlines.
(=make the headlines)· Crane hit the headlines after she was arrested for the murder of her husband.
(=to be the story that is most often reported in newspapers)· News from Iraq continued to dominate the headlines.
· The Times carried the headline ‘7.4 Earthquake hits Los Angeles.’
(=use a headline)· One tabloid paper ran the headline: ‘Disney Theme Park Found On Mars’.
· I just read the main headlines.
(=the headlines say something)· The next morning’s headlines read: ‘Moors Search for Missing Boys’.
headline + NOUN· The protests made headline news.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The plight of the refugees immediately grabbed the headlines (=was the most important story in the newspapers).· ‘Wine is good for you’ announced a recent newspaper headline.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· It was given a banner headline on page one and was continued on two inner pages.· In banner headlines, the Cataract Journal announced that he had saved the carnival.· Success is celebrated in banner headlines.· The story also earned a front-page banner headline in the national newspaper, the Globe and Mail.
· This is no one-day wonder, as most news headlines are.· But elements of that crisis are already recurrent news headlines.
· Even in his retirement he has continued to make newspaper headlines.· When David first caught sight of the newspaper headline on the board outside he shook himself with wonder.· After national newspaper headlines about racism in the town, Telford has begun to consider whether there is an undercurrent of prejudice.· She noticed the newspaper headlines and was vaguely aware of advertisements.
VERB· Teenager Lee Ellison captured the headlines, and attracted League scouts to Feethams, with his goal scoring earlier in the season.· Although Patriots capture headlines and boast of a massive underground movement, they are so amorphous that counting them is guesswork.· But now that confronting Enron has captured the necessary headlines, the deal is quietly being put back together again.
· Industrial action and pay disputes dominated the headlines in the 1970s.· As the news of layoffs and plant closings came to dominate the headlines and the airwaves, consumer spending dropped off sharply.· When did climate change last dominate the headlines?· Mr Murdoch had been dominating the headlines again.
· What has grabbed headlines this year is the issue of food safety.· Mr Pincher, though, is only the ghost writer and it's Dido who's grabbing the headlines.· That was the rift that grabbed headlines late in 1990, as a result of a dire forecast.· When it came to grabbing the headlines, it was regularly the opposition that stole the show.· Yet another key factor was that some companies saw Hare as a way to grab headlines for themselves and their products.· He doesn't need other players becoming second class news because their colleague is grabbing all the headlines for the wrong reasons.· The university says the report is just an attempt to grab headlines.
· Not long afterwards the Dams Raid took place, and this did hit the headlines and captured the imagination of the public.· The village hit the headlines, however, in a tragic way when an accident and fire happened on 13 October 1928.· Only a life-or-death issue such as a liver or heart will hit the headlines.· Pundits' predictions of repossessions topping 80,000 during 1991 hit the headlines.· A former priest, he hit the headlines as secretary and then chairman of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.· Institutions that hit the headlines with accounts paying top-flight rates might also have a few skeletons in the cupboard.· This week, Ali G lookalike Gavin Burtenshaw hit the headlines for reasons too dull to mention.· Ride a big winner, hit the headlines - that's racing.
· Even in his retirement he has continued to make newspaper headlines.· The media buy into the scam because such scare stories about unseen threats make good headlines.· Days later his passionate affair with cartoonist Sally Anne Lassoon was making headlines.· More airplane tragedies will make the headlines.· We even occasionally make the headlines - one year the senior team beat Millfield Junior, for example.· But why should he alone make the headlines?· The story made headlines around the nation for weeks.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1the title of a newspaper report, which is printed in large letters above the report: - I just have time to glance at the headlines before I leave for work.
- This is the six o'clock news. First, the headlines..
- Blondin eventually denied that story, though he waited until the headlines died.
- But close observers say the headlines may mask a more fundamental truth.
- Only a life-or-death issue such as a liver or heart will hit the headlines.
- There is an even greater need for good advice, particularly away from the headlines, in agreed as opposed to hostile transactions.
- There were major changes within the various invertebrate types, although these seldom caught the headlines.
- What about those Usenet newsgroups that have been in the headlines recently?
- With all this in the headlines daily there was no hope of preventing gossip.
- Woods' success has made headlines nationwide.
- Days later his passionate affair with cartoonist Sally Anne Lassoon was making headlines.
- It is the exceptions which make the headlines.
- More airplane tragedies will make the headlines.
- The problems-from bad backs to carpal tunnel syndrome to headaches-have made the headlines of every health magazine in the country.
- The story made headlines around the world and researchers believe it may have inspired the novel Lassie Come Home.
- This is evidenced by a number of recent disasters which have made the headlines.
- What has grabbed headlines this year is the issue of food safety.
- Teenager Lee Ellison captured the headlines, and attracted League scouts to Feethams, with his goal scoring earlier in the season.
- Institutions that hit the headlines with accounts paying top-flight rates might also have a few skeletons in the cupboard.
- It's the E.coli 0157 strain that often hits the headlines.
- Not long afterwards the Dams Raid took place, and this did hit the headlines and captured the imagination of the public.
- Only a life-or-death issue such as a liver or heart will hit the headlines.
- Pundits' predictions of repossessions topping 80,000 during 1991 hit the headlines.
- The village hit the headlines, however, in a tragic way when an accident and fire happened on 13 October 1928.
- Their problems all hit the headlines.
- They hit the headlines last year when Richard left his first wife, Caroline, a housemaid with Princess Diana.
- And the story made the front pages.
- Not surprisingly, the story made the front page of the New York Times and many other papers.
- Print reporters know their stories stand a better chance of making the front page.
a paper carrying the front-page headline: ‘Space Aliens meet with President’2the headlines the important points of the main news stories that are read at the beginning of a news programme on radio or television3make/grab (the) headlines (also be in/hit the headlines) to be reported in many newspapers and on radio and television: a scandal that grabbed the headlines for weeks The former MP found himself back in the headlines again.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + headlinea front-page headline· The newspaper's front-page headline read simply 'Prime Minister resigns'.a big headline (=a headline that a lot of people are interested in)· Celebrity divorces have made big headlines.a banner headline (=a very large headline across the top of the page)· Le Monde ran its famous banner headline ' We are all Americans now'.national/international headlines· The story made national headlines.a newspaper headline· The story dominated newspaper headlines around the world.a tabloid headline (=a headline in a newspaper that has a lot of stories about famous people, sex etc)· One tabloid headline read 'Doctor of Death'.phrasesbe in the headlines (=to be reported in many newspapers as an important story)· The singer was back in the headlines for partying every night.verbsmake/grab (the) headlines (=to be reported in many newspapers as an important story)· Madonna's adoption of the child grabbed world headlines.hit the headlines (=make the headlines)· Crane hit the headlines after she was arrested for the murder of her husband.dominate the headlines (=to be the story that is most often reported in newspapers)· News from Iraq continued to dominate the headlines.have/carry a headline· The Times carried the headline ‘7.4 Earthquake hits Los Angeles.’run a headline (=use a headline)· One tabloid paper ran the headline: ‘Disney Theme Park Found On Mars’.read a headline· I just read the main headlines.the headlines read/say (=the headlines say something)· The next morning’s headlines read: ‘Moors Search for Missing Boys’.headline + NOUNheadline news· The protests made headline news.headline1 nounheadline2 verb
headlineheadline2 verb VERB TABLE
headline
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | headline |
| he, she, it | headlines | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | headlined |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have headlined |
| he, she, it | has headlined | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had headlined |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will headline |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have headlined |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am headlining |
| he, she, it | is headlining | |
| you, we, they | are headlining | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was headlining |
| you, we, they | were headlining | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been headlining |
| he, she, it | has been headlining | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been headlining |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be headlining |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been headlining |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Frank Sinatra headlined at the Sands Hotel for three consecutive seasons.
- The report was headlined "Big Changes at City Hall."
- The ordinary reader is impressed by the tone and manner of publication, and the words chosen to headline a story.
WORD SETS
abstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The plight of the refugees immediately grabbed the headlines (=was the most important story in the newspapers).
The plight of the refugees immediately grabbed the headlines (=was the most important story in the newspapers).· ‘Wine is good for you’ announced a recent newspaper headline.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[intransitive, transitive] to appear as the main performer or band in a show: - Teenager Lee Ellison captured the headlines, and attracted League scouts to Feethams, with his goal scoring earlier in the season.
- Institutions that hit the headlines with accounts paying top-flight rates might also have a few skeletons in the cupboard.
- It's the E.coli 0157 strain that often hits the headlines.
- Not long afterwards the Dams Raid took place, and this did hit the headlines and captured the imagination of the public.
- Only a life-or-death issue such as a liver or heart will hit the headlines.
- Pundits' predictions of repossessions topping 80,000 during 1991 hit the headlines.
- The village hit the headlines, however, in a tragic way when an accident and fire happened on 13 October 1928.
- Their problems all hit the headlines.
- They hit the headlines last year when Richard left his first wife, Caroline, a housemaid with Princess Diana.
- And the story made the front pages.
- Not surprisingly, the story made the front page of the New York Times and many other papers.
- Print reporters know their stories stand a better chance of making the front page.
Beyoncé is headlining at the festival this year.2[transitive] to give a headline to an article or storyGRAMMAR Headline is usually passive in this meaning.