Definition of headline in English:

headline

noun ˈhɛdlʌɪnˈhɛdˌlaɪn

1A heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine.
a front-page headline
Example sentencesExamples
- He described the headline of the article as being the ‘bane’, that is the sting of the libel on his client.
- This was the front page headline in the very conservative morning newspaper on December 17th.
- When they see a newspaper headline, they think it has the status of an official announcement.
- When we see a newspaper headline about half an hour into the story, it's dated 1931.
- This incident might warrant a newspaper headline but it is certainly not a story!
- Some years ago, a newspaper headline accused him of stalking a woman, though no charges resulted.
- To date, the genetic debate has taken place in the language of the newspaper headline.
- Someone folds up a newspaper with a fatalistic headline.
- We had a headline in the newspaper stating that one-third of the foreshore was off limits.
- ‘Sick and tired patients in uproar’ blared one front page headline in a leading daily newspaper.
- The only clue he can find is a newspaper headline saying that the city has been evacuated.
- The next morning, the front page headline described it as his ‘racism shame’.
- I saw a headline in an Israeli newspaper last week - a shooting - and recognised a name, a photograph, a face.
- Most of Beijing's newspapers used the same headline and photograph again today.
- Beijing's weather is often the lead headline of local newspapers.
- I had the pleasure of reading the headline at a newspaper stand which said ‘BNP Election Misery’.
- I would like to say that I saved that for my retirement, which would make a great headline in a newspaper.
- When the bag is clear, the headline of the newspaper is displayed on one side.
- It's so easy to just look at the headline of a newspaper and say oh what a horror, what a tragedy, and then turn to the sports section.
- The headline in the newspaper blared that thousands of people were stranded.
Synonyms
report, story, account, description, article, piece, write-up, paragraph, column, flash, brief, release, newscast, communication, communiqué, bulletin, feature
1. 1.1the headlines The most important items of news in a newspaper or a broadcast news bulletin.
  issues that are never long out of the headlines
  the war at sea began to hit the headlines
  Example sentencesExamples
  Why don't we find a non-cricketing sportsperson on the front page of a newspaper, or in the headlines of a news channel?
  They might not grab the headlines of the national news media but they will a lot harder to dismiss as anarchists or well-meaning but naive cranks.
  The tragic and unprecedented scale of last Tuesday's slaughter in the United States forced all other news off the headlines.
  Periodically another scandal hits the headlines, sometimes dominating the news for months or even years.
  They not only furnish the news of the day, but if you look beyond the headlines you can find important clues to how people lived.
  They haven't been around a lot in the past couple of weeks, after all, pushed out of the headlines by news, history, and sad, terrible stories.
  Not a single day passes without the word appearing in the headlines of newspapers.
  It doesn't always make the headlines in the evening news, but it's real.
  War and terrorism are the new glamour girls of news that dominate the headlines, deservedly so, it might be said.
  When the bad news is in the headlines, you will need confidence in your portfolio selections.
  There is a tendency on the part of everyone to judge a historical moment by our own daily affairs and in relation only to the headlines that dominate the news.
  We'll get to that in a moment, but, first, we look at some of the headlines and other stories making news this hour.
  The news of economic prosperity doesn't tally with the headlines in the newspapers.
  Virtually all of the headlines and news stories mentioned the one phrase that captured the essence of the findings.
  With London being the capital, anything weather wise that is extreme always hits the headlines and becomes big news.
  He reminded students that the situations and problems that made the headlines on the news did not disappear at the end of the programme.
  ‘Pop star nude in forest’ made the headlines in national newspapers for four days in a row.
  It's an attempt to miss the main news bulletin and headlines in the hope that the papers will have missed their deadlines as well.
  Race-related news may hog the headlines, but fundamental problems with South African cricket go unnoticed.
  They would be exposed in the headlines of the tabloids and drummed out of office.
  Which was presumably why the theft of a couple of plants from a south of England nursery made the headlines in every news broadcast throughout the day.
  Synonyms
  report, announcement, story, account
2. 1.2as modifier Denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news.
  air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized
  Example sentencesExamples
  The consequences of a patient dying during surgery have made headline news in the medical press recently.
  What should have been considered a minor security breach by check-in and immigration staff again became a 'security scare' headline story.
  It is not these practical problems about housing supply that gives rise to the weekly headline horror stories.
  The story was headline news for two weeks.
  The latest issue of The Economist anticipates a second dip in the housing market and is, in the words of the headline article, "Waiting for the other shoe to drop."
  In Seattle the story was front-page banner headline news for the Times.
  The article was then wrapped up in a suitably corporate style and a final quote, not unlike last week's headline feature.
  Drugs and sport is headline news.
  As in newspaper journalism, so in popular book publishing: art only makes headline news when it is lost or stolen, or costs somebody a great deal of money.
  Casey's statement was a headline story on the evening news.
  His excessive lifestyle and battles with drug addiction have made headline news for much of his life.
  Why is this not headline news on every media outlet?
  Recent corporate decisions by the British banks to switch thousands of low-end call centre jobs to India resulted in headline news and fury among British unions.
  Finally, journalists on the English-language papers will write headline articles about the case.
  Her arrest and trial became headline news.
  Synonyms
  noteworthy, remarkable, outstanding, important, significant, momentous, headline, memorable, unforgettable, pronounced, marked, striking, glaring, obvious, impressive, uncommon, unusual, particular, special, extraordinary, exceptional, conspicuous, rare, signal
3. 1.3as modifier Denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill.
  they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park
  Example sentencesExamples
  The headline band, The Outhouse Critics, appearing for the third year running, went down a storm.
  By the time they had their TV debut on the Ed Sullivan show, they were already a headline act.
  After their stellar performance at Candlefest the other week, I can't wait to watch them do a headline set.
  With an average age of just 19, having already played Glastonbury and in the middle of a headline tour, this group are really hot at the moment.
  Between bands, the crowd wandered around, anxiously awaiting the headline act.
  This is a band worthy of their own headline tour.
  The only question I had was why this band was not a headline act.
  Where Glastonbury can at times challenge the listener with its daytime itinerary of acts, it traditionally fills the headline slots with acts who deliver music for the masses.
  With a superb and epic set, they're easily worthy of a headline slot.
  Essex's biggest music festival today announced its two headline acts - Britain's own Coldplay and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
  When he took the stage the reception was as if he was the headline act.
  Festival organiser Michael Eavis has hinted that next year's headline band had already been confirmed, but he refused to divulge any more information.
  When ticket sales weren't as brisk as anticipated, headline acts such as the Black Crowes were added to the bill.
  Above all, they're a great live band - though they have issued a brace of superb albums - and they've become a popular headline act across Britain and Europe.
2Economics
as modifier Denoting or relating to a figure for unemployment based on the unadjusted total number of people out of work, as a percentage of the population.
the headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly
Example sentencesExamples
- And on the surface at least, the economy is looking pretty healthy - inflation is low, just two per cent, and the headline unemployment rate is at its lowest point for nearly a quarter of a century.
- Apart from improvements in retail sales and the property market, "we have seen stability in the size of the labour force, which will help improve headline unemployment figures," chamber chief economist David O'Rear said.
- The first section looks at long term employment trends and estimates the scale of 'joblessness' - a broader concept than headline unemployment.
- Economists have been sceptical of the latest reading, which has surprised them with three quarterly increases in the headline unemployment figure.
- This compares with the headline unemployment rate of about 5.5 per cent.
- For example, the male headline unemployment rate is currently below the previous cyclical low but the male under-employment rate remains somewhat above the pre-recession low.
- Beneath the headline unemployment figures disturbing trends are emerging.
- The headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly, but the number of people looking for work has also dipped dramatically.
- The headline unemployment rate declined by one-tenth of a point in both the United States and Canada, to 5.5 per cent in America and 7.2 per cent in Canada.
- Media pundits and politicians point to trivial decreases in the headline unemployment rate as evidence of economic recovery.
1. 2.1 Denoting or relating to a rate of inflation based on the consumer price index and reflecting all changes to the cost of living that an economy may undergo.
  the country's headline inflation had slowed down to 6.87 percent
  Compare with core (sense 4 of the noun)
  Example sentencesExamples
  The headline interest rate is a good place to start when looking for a savings account but there are other considerations.
  However, you need to look at more than just the headline rate of interest.
  Experts warned savers not to be blinded by headline interest rates.
  When shopping for a financial product it is important to compare more than the headline interest rate.
  In addition, 'core' inflation tends to lag the headline rate.
  The best headline interest rate is from EBS with a variable rate of 4.5 per cent, but this only guarantees to pay within 0.5 per cent of the ECB base rate during the five-year term.
  The Consumers' Association recently calculated that shopping for the same basket of goods and other forms of borrowing can cost 40% more with one card despite having the same headline interest rate.
  The headline rate of inflation, RPI, also remained steady at 2.9%.
  This flatters the headline interest cover figure of 5.6 times because what prior to the sale and leaseback was an interest expense on debt is now a rental expense of £2.8 million on leases.
  For Trichet, the ECB has done its job by holding its headline interest rate steady at a low and "appropriate" level of 2.0 percent, where it has been since June.

verb ˈhɛdlʌɪnˈhɛdˌlaɪn

1with object and complement Provide with a headline.
a feature that was headlined ‘Invest in your Future’
Example sentencesExamples
- The newspaper headlined the story ‘The Arrest of the Confidence Man.’
- The Daily Mirror on Saturday headlined its editorial, ‘The deadly legacy of neglect’.
- The daily news press no longer headlined her name and the American people, shocked and saddened, were gradually putting her out of its collective mind.
- One newspaper headlined the denouement thus: ‘Piano Man Saga Ends Unhappily’.
- The Sun headlined its report on the decision with the word, ‘Crazy’.
- One Reuters dispatch on the planned protests was headlined, ‘Leftists to Disrupt Inauguration.’
- Part of the blame lies with the source story at the Rutland Herald whose over-eager sub-editors misleadingly headlined the story ‘High school bans blogging’.
- This gem landed on Vulture Central's desk yesterday afternoon headlining a press release about ringtones from Danish research outfit Strand Consult.
- It's more like a clearing house for news links that are headlined with a ham-handed bias.
- The tabloids headlined most national papers with ‘no blood for oil.’
- One newspaper headlined their lead story with the recession claims of Davy Stockbrokers.
- The Dominion Post newspaper bluntly headlined its special budget report: ‘Is that it?’
- One reviewer headlined the programme ‘Miami Slice.’
- Oh, the Wall Street Journal item on this is headlined: ‘If only we had ways of making him not talk.’
- La Jornada headlined his death by saying ‘a subversive creator and critic of power has died’.
Synonyms
blazon, display, spread, plaster, trumpet, publicize, broadcast
2with object Appear as the star performer at (a concert)
Nirvana headlined the 1992 Reading Festival
no object they are headlining at the Town & Country club
Example sentencesExamples
- Last year, the club organised its first concert, which was headlined by The Bootleg Beatles and 1,500 people danced the night away.
- Brit Award winners Blue will headline the concert and several other major acts are set to be announced.
- They called Clare and she found she was headlining the concert.
- Back then she was the young star who headlined the tours, dated the hip-hop star, sold the records and got the awards.
- The campaign will use concerts and media events headlined by socially-conscious celebrities to drive the internet fundraising.
- Snoop headlined a concert in Hawaii on Saturday night to benefit the U.S. military.
- The Big Town Playboys headline the concert at the Corn Exchange the following night, Saturday June 19.
- That first concert was headlined by the awesome Helen Shapiro.
- Judging by the band's headlining performance at their Summer Sanitarium show in Toronto, the year might as well have been 1992.
- The festival kicked-off on Monday night with a special headlining performance from By Divine Right.
- Of the three headlining performers, two deliver the goods.
- In addition to its internationally-acclaimed circus, there is a sparkling series of big band concerts and tributes headlining.
- She starred in a movie, opened a restaurant and headlined a world tour.
- They have a long way to go until they can headline a concert but they really know what they're doing.
- Police said crime was down on last year with around 500 reported crimes and 60 arrests at the festival attended by some 60,000 people and headlined by acts like Blur and Metallica.
- Shania Twain and her many, many band members headlined the concert and dazzled the crowd with a pyrotechnics display.
- The more common practice is for a male star and a female counterpart to headline at such a concert.
- Adams headlined a benefit concert for the victims of the major earthquake that killed 87,000 people, and left 3.5 million people homeless just last year.
- She headlined the first-ever revue show in China and reached number four in the American Bilboard Clubplay chart.
- The Revs will headline the concert supported by local bands Sliver and Section 3.

Rhymes

breadline, deadline, redline

Definition of headline in US English:

headline

nounˈhedˌlīnˈhɛdˌlaɪn

1A heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine.
a front-page headline
Example sentencesExamples
- When the bag is clear, the headline of the newspaper is displayed on one side.
- This incident might warrant a newspaper headline but it is certainly not a story!
- To date, the genetic debate has taken place in the language of the newspaper headline.
- Someone folds up a newspaper with a fatalistic headline.
- I had the pleasure of reading the headline at a newspaper stand which said ‘BNP Election Misery’.
- The next morning, the front page headline described it as his ‘racism shame’.
- The only clue he can find is a newspaper headline saying that the city has been evacuated.
- Beijing's weather is often the lead headline of local newspapers.
- The headline in the newspaper blared that thousands of people were stranded.
- I saw a headline in an Israeli newspaper last week - a shooting - and recognised a name, a photograph, a face.
- We had a headline in the newspaper stating that one-third of the foreshore was off limits.
- When they see a newspaper headline, they think it has the status of an official announcement.
- He described the headline of the article as being the ‘bane’, that is the sting of the libel on his client.
- When we see a newspaper headline about half an hour into the story, it's dated 1931.
- Some years ago, a newspaper headline accused him of stalking a woman, though no charges resulted.
- It's so easy to just look at the headline of a newspaper and say oh what a horror, what a tragedy, and then turn to the sports section.
- This was the front page headline in the very conservative morning newspaper on December 17th.
- I would like to say that I saved that for my retirement, which would make a great headline in a newspaper.
- ‘Sick and tired patients in uproar’ blared one front page headline in a leading daily newspaper.
- Most of Beijing's newspapers used the same headline and photograph again today.
Synonyms
report, story, account, description, article, piece, write-up, paragraph, column, flash, brief, release, newscast, communication, communiqué, bulletin, feature
1. 1.1the headlines The most important items of news in a newspaper or a broadcast news bulletin.
  issues that are never long out of the headlines
  Example sentencesExamples
  He reminded students that the situations and problems that made the headlines on the news did not disappear at the end of the programme.
  Which was presumably why the theft of a couple of plants from a south of England nursery made the headlines in every news broadcast throughout the day.
  The news of economic prosperity doesn't tally with the headlines in the newspapers.
  When the bad news is in the headlines, you will need confidence in your portfolio selections.
  Why don't we find a non-cricketing sportsperson on the front page of a newspaper, or in the headlines of a news channel?
  Virtually all of the headlines and news stories mentioned the one phrase that captured the essence of the findings.
  We'll get to that in a moment, but, first, we look at some of the headlines and other stories making news this hour.
  The tragic and unprecedented scale of last Tuesday's slaughter in the United States forced all other news off the headlines.
  They might not grab the headlines of the national news media but they will a lot harder to dismiss as anarchists or well-meaning but naive cranks.
  ‘Pop star nude in forest’ made the headlines in national newspapers for four days in a row.
  War and terrorism are the new glamour girls of news that dominate the headlines, deservedly so, it might be said.
  It's an attempt to miss the main news bulletin and headlines in the hope that the papers will have missed their deadlines as well.
  They would be exposed in the headlines of the tabloids and drummed out of office.
  They not only furnish the news of the day, but if you look beyond the headlines you can find important clues to how people lived.
  It doesn't always make the headlines in the evening news, but it's real.
  There is a tendency on the part of everyone to judge a historical moment by our own daily affairs and in relation only to the headlines that dominate the news.
  Not a single day passes without the word appearing in the headlines of newspapers.
  With London being the capital, anything weather wise that is extreme always hits the headlines and becomes big news.
  Periodically another scandal hits the headlines, sometimes dominating the news for months or even years.
  They haven't been around a lot in the past couple of weeks, after all, pushed out of the headlines by news, history, and sad, terrible stories.
  Race-related news may hog the headlines, but fundamental problems with South African cricket go unnoticed.
  Synonyms
  report, announcement, story, account
2. 1.2as modifier Denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news.
  air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized
  Example sentencesExamples
  Finally, journalists on the English-language papers will write headline articles about the case.
  It is not these practical problems about housing supply that gives rise to the weekly headline horror stories.
  What should have been considered a minor security breach by check-in and immigration staff again became a 'security scare' headline story.
  Casey's statement was a headline story on the evening news.
  Her arrest and trial became headline news.
  Drugs and sport is headline news.
  In Seattle the story was front-page banner headline news for the Times.
  The latest issue of The Economist anticipates a second dip in the housing market and is, in the words of the headline article, "Waiting for the other shoe to drop."
  The consequences of a patient dying during surgery have made headline news in the medical press recently.
  Recent corporate decisions by the British banks to switch thousands of low-end call centre jobs to India resulted in headline news and fury among British unions.
  The story was headline news for two weeks.
  As in newspaper journalism, so in popular book publishing: art only makes headline news when it is lost or stolen, or costs somebody a great deal of money.
  The article was then wrapped up in a suitably corporate style and a final quote, not unlike last week's headline feature.
  Why is this not headline news on every media outlet?
  His excessive lifestyle and battles with drug addiction have made headline news for much of his life.
  Synonyms
  noteworthy, remarkable, outstanding, important, significant, momentous, headline, memorable, unforgettable, pronounced, marked, striking, glaring, obvious, impressive, uncommon, unusual, particular, special, extraordinary, exceptional, conspicuous, rare, signal
3. 1.3as modifier Denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill.
  they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park
  Example sentencesExamples
  When ticket sales weren't as brisk as anticipated, headline acts such as the Black Crowes were added to the bill.
  Essex's biggest music festival today announced its two headline acts - Britain's own Coldplay and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
  After their stellar performance at Candlefest the other week, I can't wait to watch them do a headline set.
  When he took the stage the reception was as if he was the headline act.
  This is a band worthy of their own headline tour.
  The only question I had was why this band was not a headline act.
  Where Glastonbury can at times challenge the listener with its daytime itinerary of acts, it traditionally fills the headline slots with acts who deliver music for the masses.
  Above all, they're a great live band - though they have issued a brace of superb albums - and they've become a popular headline act across Britain and Europe.
  By the time they had their TV debut on the Ed Sullivan show, they were already a headline act.
  The headline band, The Outhouse Critics, appearing for the third year running, went down a storm.
  Between bands, the crowd wandered around, anxiously awaiting the headline act.
  With an average age of just 19, having already played Glastonbury and in the middle of a headline tour, this group are really hot at the moment.
  With a superb and epic set, they're easily worthy of a headline slot.
  Festival organiser Michael Eavis has hinted that next year's headline band had already been confirmed, but he refused to divulge any more information.
2Economics
as modifier Denoting or relating to a figure for unemployment based on the unadjusted total number of people out of work, as a percentage of the population.
the headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly
Example sentencesExamples
- Media pundits and politicians point to trivial decreases in the headline unemployment rate as evidence of economic recovery.
- For example, the male headline unemployment rate is currently below the previous cyclical low but the male under-employment rate remains somewhat above the pre-recession low.
- This compares with the headline unemployment rate of about 5.5 per cent.
- The headline unemployment rate declined by one-tenth of a point in both the United States and Canada, to 5.5 per cent in America and 7.2 per cent in Canada.
- Beneath the headline unemployment figures disturbing trends are emerging.
- The first section looks at long term employment trends and estimates the scale of 'joblessness' - a broader concept than headline unemployment.
- Apart from improvements in retail sales and the property market, "we have seen stability in the size of the labour force, which will help improve headline unemployment figures," chamber chief economist David O'Rear said.
- Economists have been sceptical of the latest reading, which has surprised them with three quarterly increases in the headline unemployment figure.
- And on the surface at least, the economy is looking pretty healthy - inflation is low, just two per cent, and the headline unemployment rate is at its lowest point for nearly a quarter of a century.
- The headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly, but the number of people looking for work has also dipped dramatically.
1. 2.1 Denoting or relating to a rate of inflation based on the consumer price index and reflecting all changes to the cost of living that an economy may undergo.
  the country's headline inflation had slowed down to 6.87 percent
  Compare with core (sense 4 of the noun)
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, you need to look at more than just the headline rate of interest.
  The headline rate of inflation, RPI, also remained steady at 2.9%.
  The best headline interest rate is from EBS with a variable rate of 4.5 per cent, but this only guarantees to pay within 0.5 per cent of the ECB base rate during the five-year term.
  The Consumers' Association recently calculated that shopping for the same basket of goods and other forms of borrowing can cost 40% more with one card despite having the same headline interest rate.
  In addition, 'core' inflation tends to lag the headline rate.
  For Trichet, the ECB has done its job by holding its headline interest rate steady at a low and "appropriate" level of 2.0 percent, where it has been since June.
  Experts warned savers not to be blinded by headline interest rates.
  The headline interest rate is a good place to start when looking for a savings account but there are other considerations.
  When shopping for a financial product it is important to compare more than the headline interest rate.
  This flatters the headline interest cover figure of 5.6 times because what prior to the sale and leaseback was an interest expense on debt is now a rental expense of £2.8 million on leases.

verbˈhedˌlīnˈhɛdˌlaɪn

1with object and complement Provide with a headline.
a feature that was headlined “Invest in Your Future.”
Example sentencesExamples
- La Jornada headlined his death by saying ‘a subversive creator and critic of power has died’.
- Oh, the Wall Street Journal item on this is headlined: ‘If only we had ways of making him not talk.’
- The Sun headlined its report on the decision with the word, ‘Crazy’.
- The newspaper headlined the story ‘The Arrest of the Confidence Man.’
- One newspaper headlined their lead story with the recession claims of Davy Stockbrokers.
- One newspaper headlined the denouement thus: ‘Piano Man Saga Ends Unhappily’.
- It's more like a clearing house for news links that are headlined with a ham-handed bias.
- Part of the blame lies with the source story at the Rutland Herald whose over-eager sub-editors misleadingly headlined the story ‘High school bans blogging’.
- This gem landed on Vulture Central's desk yesterday afternoon headlining a press release about ringtones from Danish research outfit Strand Consult.
- One Reuters dispatch on the planned protests was headlined, ‘Leftists to Disrupt Inauguration.’
- One reviewer headlined the programme ‘Miami Slice.’
- The Dominion Post newspaper bluntly headlined its special budget report: ‘Is that it?’
- The daily news press no longer headlined her name and the American people, shocked and saddened, were gradually putting her out of its collective mind.
- The tabloids headlined most national papers with ‘no blood for oil.’
- The Daily Mirror on Saturday headlined its editorial, ‘The deadly legacy of neglect’.
Synonyms
blazon, display, spread, plaster, trumpet, publicize, broadcast
2with object Appear as the star performer at (a concert)
an acoustic jam headlined by rappers LL Cool J and De La Soul
Example sentencesExamples
- Last year, the club organised its first concert, which was headlined by The Bootleg Beatles and 1,500 people danced the night away.
- Of the three headlining performers, two deliver the goods.
- The more common practice is for a male star and a female counterpart to headline at such a concert.
- The Big Town Playboys headline the concert at the Corn Exchange the following night, Saturday June 19.
- She headlined the first-ever revue show in China and reached number four in the American Bilboard Clubplay chart.
- The Revs will headline the concert supported by local bands Sliver and Section 3.
- Back then she was the young star who headlined the tours, dated the hip-hop star, sold the records and got the awards.
- Police said crime was down on last year with around 500 reported crimes and 60 arrests at the festival attended by some 60,000 people and headlined by acts like Blur and Metallica.
- They called Clare and she found she was headlining the concert.
- Brit Award winners Blue will headline the concert and several other major acts are set to be announced.
- Judging by the band's headlining performance at their Summer Sanitarium show in Toronto, the year might as well have been 1992.
- In addition to its internationally-acclaimed circus, there is a sparkling series of big band concerts and tributes headlining.
- Adams headlined a benefit concert for the victims of the major earthquake that killed 87,000 people, and left 3.5 million people homeless just last year.
- The campaign will use concerts and media events headlined by socially-conscious celebrities to drive the internet fundraising.
- She starred in a movie, opened a restaurant and headlined a world tour.
- The festival kicked-off on Monday night with a special headlining performance from By Divine Right.
- That first concert was headlined by the awesome Helen Shapiro.
- Shania Twain and her many, many band members headlined the concert and dazzled the crowd with a pyrotechnics display.
- They have a long way to go until they can headline a concert but they really know what they're doing.
- Snoop headlined a concert in Hawaii on Saturday night to benefit the U.S. military.

单词	headline
释义	Definition of headline in English: headline noun ˈhɛdlʌɪnˈhɛdˌlaɪn 1A heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine. a front-page headline Example sentencesExamples He described the headline of the article as being the ‘bane’, that is the sting of the libel on his client. This was the front page headline in the very conservative morning newspaper on December 17th. When they see a newspaper headline, they think it has the status of an official announcement. When we see a newspaper headline about half an hour into the story, it's dated 1931. This incident might warrant a newspaper headline but it is certainly not a story! Some years ago, a newspaper headline accused him of stalking a woman, though no charges resulted. To date, the genetic debate has taken place in the language of the newspaper headline. Someone folds up a newspaper with a fatalistic headline. We had a headline in the newspaper stating that one-third of the foreshore was off limits. ‘Sick and tired patients in uproar’ blared one front page headline in a leading daily newspaper. The only clue he can find is a newspaper headline saying that the city has been evacuated. The next morning, the front page headline described it as his ‘racism shame’. I saw a headline in an Israeli newspaper last week - a shooting - and recognised a name, a photograph, a face. Most of Beijing's newspapers used the same headline and photograph again today. Beijing's weather is often the lead headline of local newspapers. I had the pleasure of reading the headline at a newspaper stand which said ‘BNP Election Misery’. I would like to say that I saved that for my retirement, which would make a great headline in a newspaper. When the bag is clear, the headline of the newspaper is displayed on one side. It's so easy to just look at the headline of a newspaper and say oh what a horror, what a tragedy, and then turn to the sports section. The headline in the newspaper blared that thousands of people were stranded. Synonyms report, story, account, description, article, piece, write-up, paragraph, column, flash, brief, release, newscast, communication, communiqué, bulletin, feature 1.1the headlines The most important items of news in a newspaper or a broadcast news bulletin. issues that are never long out of the headlines the war at sea began to hit the headlines Example sentencesExamples Why don't we find a non-cricketing sportsperson on the front page of a newspaper, or in the headlines of a news channel? They might not grab the headlines of the national news media but they will a lot harder to dismiss as anarchists or well-meaning but naive cranks. The tragic and unprecedented scale of last Tuesday's slaughter in the United States forced all other news off the headlines. Periodically another scandal hits the headlines, sometimes dominating the news for months or even years. They not only furnish the news of the day, but if you look beyond the headlines you can find important clues to how people lived. They haven't been around a lot in the past couple of weeks, after all, pushed out of the headlines by news, history, and sad, terrible stories. Not a single day passes without the word appearing in the headlines of newspapers. It doesn't always make the headlines in the evening news, but it's real. War and terrorism are the new glamour girls of news that dominate the headlines, deservedly so, it might be said. When the bad news is in the headlines, you will need confidence in your portfolio selections. There is a tendency on the part of everyone to judge a historical moment by our own daily affairs and in relation only to the headlines that dominate the news. We'll get to that in a moment, but, first, we look at some of the headlines and other stories making news this hour. The news of economic prosperity doesn't tally with the headlines in the newspapers. Virtually all of the headlines and news stories mentioned the one phrase that captured the essence of the findings. With London being the capital, anything weather wise that is extreme always hits the headlines and becomes big news. He reminded students that the situations and problems that made the headlines on the news did not disappear at the end of the programme. ‘Pop star nude in forest’ made the headlines in national newspapers for four days in a row. It's an attempt to miss the main news bulletin and headlines in the hope that the papers will have missed their deadlines as well. Race-related news may hog the headlines, but fundamental problems with South African cricket go unnoticed. They would be exposed in the headlines of the tabloids and drummed out of office. Which was presumably why the theft of a couple of plants from a south of England nursery made the headlines in every news broadcast throughout the day. Synonyms report, announcement, story, account 1.2as modifier Denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news. air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized Example sentencesExamples The consequences of a patient dying during surgery have made headline news in the medical press recently. What should have been considered a minor security breach by check-in and immigration staff again became a 'security scare' headline story. It is not these practical problems about housing supply that gives rise to the weekly headline horror stories. The story was headline news for two weeks. The latest issue of The Economist anticipates a second dip in the housing market and is, in the words of the headline article, "Waiting for the other shoe to drop." In Seattle the story was front-page banner headline news for the Times. The article was then wrapped up in a suitably corporate style and a final quote, not unlike last week's headline feature. Drugs and sport is headline news. As in newspaper journalism, so in popular book publishing: art only makes headline news when it is lost or stolen, or costs somebody a great deal of money. Casey's statement was a headline story on the evening news. His excessive lifestyle and battles with drug addiction have made headline news for much of his life. Why is this not headline news on every media outlet? Recent corporate decisions by the British banks to switch thousands of low-end call centre jobs to India resulted in headline news and fury among British unions. Finally, journalists on the English-language papers will write headline articles about the case. Her arrest and trial became headline news. Synonyms noteworthy, remarkable, outstanding, important, significant, momentous, headline, memorable, unforgettable, pronounced, marked, striking, glaring, obvious, impressive, uncommon, unusual, particular, special, extraordinary, exceptional, conspicuous, rare, signal 1.3as modifier Denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill. they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park Example sentencesExamples The headline band, The Outhouse Critics, appearing for the third year running, went down a storm. By the time they had their TV debut on the Ed Sullivan show, they were already a headline act. After their stellar performance at Candlefest the other week, I can't wait to watch them do a headline set. With an average age of just 19, having already played Glastonbury and in the middle of a headline tour, this group are really hot at the moment. Between bands, the crowd wandered around, anxiously awaiting the headline act. This is a band worthy of their own headline tour. The only question I had was why this band was not a headline act. Where Glastonbury can at times challenge the listener with its daytime itinerary of acts, it traditionally fills the headline slots with acts who deliver music for the masses. With a superb and epic set, they're easily worthy of a headline slot. Essex's biggest music festival today announced its two headline acts - Britain's own Coldplay and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. When he took the stage the reception was as if he was the headline act. Festival organiser Michael Eavis has hinted that next year's headline band had already been confirmed, but he refused to divulge any more information. When ticket sales weren't as brisk as anticipated, headline acts such as the Black Crowes were added to the bill. Above all, they're a great live band - though they have issued a brace of superb albums - and they've become a popular headline act across Britain and Europe. 2Economics as modifier Denoting or relating to a figure for unemployment based on the unadjusted total number of people out of work, as a percentage of the population. the headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly Example sentencesExamples And on the surface at least, the economy is looking pretty healthy - inflation is low, just two per cent, and the headline unemployment rate is at its lowest point for nearly a quarter of a century. Apart from improvements in retail sales and the property market, "we have seen stability in the size of the labour force, which will help improve headline unemployment figures," chamber chief economist David O'Rear said. The first section looks at long term employment trends and estimates the scale of 'joblessness' - a broader concept than headline unemployment. Economists have been sceptical of the latest reading, which has surprised them with three quarterly increases in the headline unemployment figure. This compares with the headline unemployment rate of about 5.5 per cent. For example, the male headline unemployment rate is currently below the previous cyclical low but the male under-employment rate remains somewhat above the pre-recession low. Beneath the headline unemployment figures disturbing trends are emerging. The headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly, but the number of people looking for work has also dipped dramatically. The headline unemployment rate declined by one-tenth of a point in both the United States and Canada, to 5.5 per cent in America and 7.2 per cent in Canada. Media pundits and politicians point to trivial decreases in the headline unemployment rate as evidence of economic recovery. 2.1 Denoting or relating to a rate of inflation based on the consumer price index and reflecting all changes to the cost of living that an economy may undergo. the country's headline inflation had slowed down to 6.87 percent Compare with core (sense 4 of the noun) Example sentencesExamples The headline interest rate is a good place to start when looking for a savings account but there are other considerations. However, you need to look at more than just the headline rate of interest. Experts warned savers not to be blinded by headline interest rates. When shopping for a financial product it is important to compare more than the headline interest rate. In addition, 'core' inflation tends to lag the headline rate. The best headline interest rate is from EBS with a variable rate of 4.5 per cent, but this only guarantees to pay within 0.5 per cent of the ECB base rate during the five-year term. The Consumers' Association recently calculated that shopping for the same basket of goods and other forms of borrowing can cost 40% more with one card despite having the same headline interest rate. The headline rate of inflation, RPI, also remained steady at 2.9%. This flatters the headline interest cover figure of 5.6 times because what prior to the sale and leaseback was an interest expense on debt is now a rental expense of £2.8 million on leases. For Trichet, the ECB has done its job by holding its headline interest rate steady at a low and "appropriate" level of 2.0 percent, where it has been since June. verb ˈhɛdlʌɪnˈhɛdˌlaɪn 1with object and complement Provide with a headline. a feature that was headlined ‘Invest in your Future’ Example sentencesExamples The newspaper headlined the story ‘The Arrest of the Confidence Man.’ The Daily Mirror on Saturday headlined its editorial, ‘The deadly legacy of neglect’. The daily news press no longer headlined her name and the American people, shocked and saddened, were gradually putting her out of its collective mind. One newspaper headlined the denouement thus: ‘Piano Man Saga Ends Unhappily’. The Sun headlined its report on the decision with the word, ‘Crazy’. One Reuters dispatch on the planned protests was headlined, ‘Leftists to Disrupt Inauguration.’ Part of the blame lies with the source story at the Rutland Herald whose over-eager sub-editors misleadingly headlined the story ‘High school bans blogging’. This gem landed on Vulture Central's desk yesterday afternoon headlining a press release about ringtones from Danish research outfit Strand Consult. It's more like a clearing house for news links that are headlined with a ham-handed bias. The tabloids headlined most national papers with ‘no blood for oil.’ One newspaper headlined their lead story with the recession claims of Davy Stockbrokers. The Dominion Post newspaper bluntly headlined its special budget report: ‘Is that it?’ One reviewer headlined the programme ‘Miami Slice.’ Oh, the Wall Street Journal item on this is headlined: ‘If only we had ways of making him not talk.’ La Jornada headlined his death by saying ‘a subversive creator and critic of power has died’. Synonyms blazon, display, spread, plaster, trumpet, publicize, broadcast 2with object Appear as the star performer at (a concert) Nirvana headlined the 1992 Reading Festival no object they are headlining at the Town & Country club Example sentencesExamples Last year, the club organised its first concert, which was headlined by The Bootleg Beatles and 1,500 people danced the night away. Brit Award winners Blue will headline the concert and several other major acts are set to be announced. They called Clare and she found she was headlining the concert. Back then she was the young star who headlined the tours, dated the hip-hop star, sold the records and got the awards. The campaign will use concerts and media events headlined by socially-conscious celebrities to drive the internet fundraising. Snoop headlined a concert in Hawaii on Saturday night to benefit the U.S. military. The Big Town Playboys headline the concert at the Corn Exchange the following night, Saturday June 19. That first concert was headlined by the awesome Helen Shapiro. Judging by the band's headlining performance at their Summer Sanitarium show in Toronto, the year might as well have been 1992. The festival kicked-off on Monday night with a special headlining performance from By Divine Right. Of the three headlining performers, two deliver the goods. In addition to its internationally-acclaimed circus, there is a sparkling series of big band concerts and tributes headlining. She starred in a movie, opened a restaurant and headlined a world tour. They have a long way to go until they can headline a concert but they really know what they're doing. Police said crime was down on last year with around 500 reported crimes and 60 arrests at the festival attended by some 60,000 people and headlined by acts like Blur and Metallica. Shania Twain and her many, many band members headlined the concert and dazzled the crowd with a pyrotechnics display. The more common practice is for a male star and a female counterpart to headline at such a concert. Adams headlined a benefit concert for the victims of the major earthquake that killed 87,000 people, and left 3.5 million people homeless just last year. She headlined the first-ever revue show in China and reached number four in the American Bilboard Clubplay chart. The Revs will headline the concert supported by local bands Sliver and Section 3. Rhymes breadline, deadline, redline Definition of headline in US English: headline nounˈhedˌlīnˈhɛdˌlaɪn 1A heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine. a front-page headline Example sentencesExamples When the bag is clear, the headline of the newspaper is displayed on one side. This incident might warrant a newspaper headline but it is certainly not a story! To date, the genetic debate has taken place in the language of the newspaper headline. Someone folds up a newspaper with a fatalistic headline. I had the pleasure of reading the headline at a newspaper stand which said ‘BNP Election Misery’. The next morning, the front page headline described it as his ‘racism shame’. The only clue he can find is a newspaper headline saying that the city has been evacuated. Beijing's weather is often the lead headline of local newspapers. The headline in the newspaper blared that thousands of people were stranded. I saw a headline in an Israeli newspaper last week - a shooting - and recognised a name, a photograph, a face. We had a headline in the newspaper stating that one-third of the foreshore was off limits. When they see a newspaper headline, they think it has the status of an official announcement. He described the headline of the article as being the ‘bane’, that is the sting of the libel on his client. When we see a newspaper headline about half an hour into the story, it's dated 1931. Some years ago, a newspaper headline accused him of stalking a woman, though no charges resulted. It's so easy to just look at the headline of a newspaper and say oh what a horror, what a tragedy, and then turn to the sports section. This was the front page headline in the very conservative morning newspaper on December 17th. I would like to say that I saved that for my retirement, which would make a great headline in a newspaper. ‘Sick and tired patients in uproar’ blared one front page headline in a leading daily newspaper. Most of Beijing's newspapers used the same headline and photograph again today. Synonyms report, story, account, description, article, piece, write-up, paragraph, column, flash, brief, release, newscast, communication, communiqué, bulletin, feature 1.1the headlines The most important items of news in a newspaper or a broadcast news bulletin. issues that are never long out of the headlines Example sentencesExamples He reminded students that the situations and problems that made the headlines on the news did not disappear at the end of the programme. Which was presumably why the theft of a couple of plants from a south of England nursery made the headlines in every news broadcast throughout the day. The news of economic prosperity doesn't tally with the headlines in the newspapers. When the bad news is in the headlines, you will need confidence in your portfolio selections. Why don't we find a non-cricketing sportsperson on the front page of a newspaper, or in the headlines of a news channel? Virtually all of the headlines and news stories mentioned the one phrase that captured the essence of the findings. We'll get to that in a moment, but, first, we look at some of the headlines and other stories making news this hour. The tragic and unprecedented scale of last Tuesday's slaughter in the United States forced all other news off the headlines. They might not grab the headlines of the national news media but they will a lot harder to dismiss as anarchists or well-meaning but naive cranks. ‘Pop star nude in forest’ made the headlines in national newspapers for four days in a row. War and terrorism are the new glamour girls of news that dominate the headlines, deservedly so, it might be said. It's an attempt to miss the main news bulletin and headlines in the hope that the papers will have missed their deadlines as well. They would be exposed in the headlines of the tabloids and drummed out of office. They not only furnish the news of the day, but if you look beyond the headlines you can find important clues to how people lived. It doesn't always make the headlines in the evening news, but it's real. There is a tendency on the part of everyone to judge a historical moment by our own daily affairs and in relation only to the headlines that dominate the news. Not a single day passes without the word appearing in the headlines of newspapers. With London being the capital, anything weather wise that is extreme always hits the headlines and becomes big news. Periodically another scandal hits the headlines, sometimes dominating the news for months or even years. They haven't been around a lot in the past couple of weeks, after all, pushed out of the headlines by news, history, and sad, terrible stories. Race-related news may hog the headlines, but fundamental problems with South African cricket go unnoticed. Synonyms report, announcement, story, account 1.2as modifier Denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news. air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized Example sentencesExamples Finally, journalists on the English-language papers will write headline articles about the case. It is not these practical problems about housing supply that gives rise to the weekly headline horror stories. What should have been considered a minor security breach by check-in and immigration staff again became a 'security scare' headline story. Casey's statement was a headline story on the evening news. Her arrest and trial became headline news. Drugs and sport is headline news. In Seattle the story was front-page banner headline news for the Times. The latest issue of The Economist anticipates a second dip in the housing market and is, in the words of the headline article, "Waiting for the other shoe to drop." The consequences of a patient dying during surgery have made headline news in the medical press recently. Recent corporate decisions by the British banks to switch thousands of low-end call centre jobs to India resulted in headline news and fury among British unions. The story was headline news for two weeks. As in newspaper journalism, so in popular book publishing: art only makes headline news when it is lost or stolen, or costs somebody a great deal of money. The article was then wrapped up in a suitably corporate style and a final quote, not unlike last week's headline feature. Why is this not headline news on every media outlet? His excessive lifestyle and battles with drug addiction have made headline news for much of his life. Synonyms noteworthy, remarkable, outstanding, important, significant, momentous, headline, memorable, unforgettable, pronounced, marked, striking, glaring, obvious, impressive, uncommon, unusual, particular, special, extraordinary, exceptional, conspicuous, rare, signal 1.3as modifier Denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill. they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park Example sentencesExamples When ticket sales weren't as brisk as anticipated, headline acts such as the Black Crowes were added to the bill. Essex's biggest music festival today announced its two headline acts - Britain's own Coldplay and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. After their stellar performance at Candlefest the other week, I can't wait to watch them do a headline set. When he took the stage the reception was as if he was the headline act. This is a band worthy of their own headline tour. The only question I had was why this band was not a headline act. Where Glastonbury can at times challenge the listener with its daytime itinerary of acts, it traditionally fills the headline slots with acts who deliver music for the masses. Above all, they're a great live band - though they have issued a brace of superb albums - and they've become a popular headline act across Britain and Europe. By the time they had their TV debut on the Ed Sullivan show, they were already a headline act. The headline band, The Outhouse Critics, appearing for the third year running, went down a storm. Between bands, the crowd wandered around, anxiously awaiting the headline act. With an average age of just 19, having already played Glastonbury and in the middle of a headline tour, this group are really hot at the moment. With a superb and epic set, they're easily worthy of a headline slot. Festival organiser Michael Eavis has hinted that next year's headline band had already been confirmed, but he refused to divulge any more information. 2Economics as modifier Denoting or relating to a figure for unemployment based on the unadjusted total number of people out of work, as a percentage of the population. the headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly Example sentencesExamples Media pundits and politicians point to trivial decreases in the headline unemployment rate as evidence of economic recovery. For example, the male headline unemployment rate is currently below the previous cyclical low but the male under-employment rate remains somewhat above the pre-recession low. This compares with the headline unemployment rate of about 5.5 per cent. The headline unemployment rate declined by one-tenth of a point in both the United States and Canada, to 5.5 per cent in America and 7.2 per cent in Canada. Beneath the headline unemployment figures disturbing trends are emerging. The first section looks at long term employment trends and estimates the scale of 'joblessness' - a broader concept than headline unemployment. Apart from improvements in retail sales and the property market, "we have seen stability in the size of the labour force, which will help improve headline unemployment figures," chamber chief economist David O'Rear said. Economists have been sceptical of the latest reading, which has surprised them with three quarterly increases in the headline unemployment figure. And on the surface at least, the economy is looking pretty healthy - inflation is low, just two per cent, and the headline unemployment rate is at its lowest point for nearly a quarter of a century. The headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly, but the number of people looking for work has also dipped dramatically. 2.1 Denoting or relating to a rate of inflation based on the consumer price index and reflecting all changes to the cost of living that an economy may undergo. the country's headline inflation had slowed down to 6.87 percent Compare with core (sense 4 of the noun) Example sentencesExamples However, you need to look at more than just the headline rate of interest. The headline rate of inflation, RPI, also remained steady at 2.9%. The best headline interest rate is from EBS with a variable rate of 4.5 per cent, but this only guarantees to pay within 0.5 per cent of the ECB base rate during the five-year term. The Consumers' Association recently calculated that shopping for the same basket of goods and other forms of borrowing can cost 40% more with one card despite having the same headline interest rate. In addition, 'core' inflation tends to lag the headline rate. For Trichet, the ECB has done its job by holding its headline interest rate steady at a low and "appropriate" level of 2.0 percent, where it has been since June. Experts warned savers not to be blinded by headline interest rates. The headline interest rate is a good place to start when looking for a savings account but there are other considerations. When shopping for a financial product it is important to compare more than the headline interest rate. This flatters the headline interest cover figure of 5.6 times because what prior to the sale and leaseback was an interest expense on debt is now a rental expense of £2.8 million on leases. verbˈhedˌlīnˈhɛdˌlaɪn 1with object and complement Provide with a headline. a feature that was headlined “Invest in Your Future.” Example sentencesExamples La Jornada headlined his death by saying ‘a subversive creator and critic of power has died’. Oh, the Wall Street Journal item on this is headlined: ‘If only we had ways of making him not talk.’ The Sun headlined its report on the decision with the word, ‘Crazy’. The newspaper headlined the story ‘The Arrest of the Confidence Man.’ One newspaper headlined their lead story with the recession claims of Davy Stockbrokers. One newspaper headlined the denouement thus: ‘Piano Man Saga Ends Unhappily’. It's more like a clearing house for news links that are headlined with a ham-handed bias. Part of the blame lies with the source story at the Rutland Herald whose over-eager sub-editors misleadingly headlined the story ‘High school bans blogging’. This gem landed on Vulture Central's desk yesterday afternoon headlining a press release about ringtones from Danish research outfit Strand Consult. One Reuters dispatch on the planned protests was headlined, ‘Leftists to Disrupt Inauguration.’ One reviewer headlined the programme ‘Miami Slice.’ The Dominion Post newspaper bluntly headlined its special budget report: ‘Is that it?’ The daily news press no longer headlined her name and the American people, shocked and saddened, were gradually putting her out of its collective mind. The tabloids headlined most national papers with ‘no blood for oil.’ The Daily Mirror on Saturday headlined its editorial, ‘The deadly legacy of neglect’. Synonyms blazon, display, spread, plaster, trumpet, publicize, broadcast 2with object Appear as the star performer at (a concert) an acoustic jam headlined by rappers LL Cool J and De La Soul Example sentencesExamples Last year, the club organised its first concert, which was headlined by The Bootleg Beatles and 1,500 people danced the night away. Of the three headlining performers, two deliver the goods. The more common practice is for a male star and a female counterpart to headline at such a concert. The Big Town Playboys headline the concert at the Corn Exchange the following night, Saturday June 19. She headlined the first-ever revue show in China and reached number four in the American Bilboard Clubplay chart. The Revs will headline the concert supported by local bands Sliver and Section 3. Back then she was the young star who headlined the tours, dated the hip-hop star, sold the records and got the awards. Police said crime was down on last year with around 500 reported crimes and 60 arrests at the festival attended by some 60,000 people and headlined by acts like Blur and Metallica. They called Clare and she found she was headlining the concert. Brit Award winners Blue will headline the concert and several other major acts are set to be announced. Judging by the band's headlining performance at their Summer Sanitarium show in Toronto, the year might as well have been 1992. In addition to its internationally-acclaimed circus, there is a sparkling series of big band concerts and tributes headlining. Adams headlined a benefit concert for the victims of the major earthquake that killed 87,000 people, and left 3.5 million people homeless just last year. The campaign will use concerts and media events headlined by socially-conscious celebrities to drive the internet fundraising. She starred in a movie, opened a restaurant and headlined a world tour. The festival kicked-off on Monday night with a special headlining performance from By Divine Right. That first concert was headlined by the awesome Helen Shapiro. Shania Twain and her many, many band members headlined the concert and dazzled the crowd with a pyrotechnics display. They have a long way to go until they can headline a concert but they really know what they're doing. Snoop headlined a concert in Hawaii on Saturday night to benefit the U.S. military.
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