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headline

/hˈɛdlˌaɪn/noun, verb2 syllables

Headline means: the heading or caption of a newspaper article.

Synonyms for headline4

noun, as in the heading or caption of a newspaper article

newspaper headline

also used for headline

hed, lead, headliner

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What does headline mean?3

noun

1

the heading or caption of a newspaper article

verb

1

publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with headline?1

two syllables

deadline
Show 31 near rhymes
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Headline in a sentence

  • Although the company tried to hush it up, the internal harassment scandal made headlines.bekindtoall
  • The headline in the newspaper today shocked everyone in the city.megamanenm
  • The actor's death made big headlines in all the papers.unknown
  • The constant barrage of negative headlines took a toll on my mental health.Nuel
  • The evening news began with a roundup of the day's top headlines.rul
  • Headlines are supposed to grab the reader's interest.CK
  • Don't believe those headlines; it's pure media terrorism.Nuel
  • You should try reading the articles and not just the headlines.mailohilohi

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Forms of headline

as a noun

plural
headlines

as a verb

past tense
headlined
present participle
headlining
third-person singular
headlines