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front-page

[ fruhnt-peyj ]

adjective

  1. of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.


verb (used with object)

, front-paged, front-pag·ing.
  1. to run (copy) on the front page, especially of a newspaper.

front-page

noun

  1. modifier important or newsworthy enough to be put on the front page of a newspaper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of front-page1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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Example Sentences

The protests sparked by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have become front page news.

The attack in which Murray is charged has been front-page news in New York for almost a week.

But, in Jamaica, Maurice Tomlinson was forced to flee his country after his marriage to his Canadian husband made front-page news.

A look at its front page suggests it is a responsible newspaper doing the best it can in trying circumstances.

In his left overcoat pocket was the front-page logotype of the paper, and in his left pocket were 10 or 12 halftones.

As he read these words on the front page of the Official Journal, on the morning of the 16th, the poor Nabob felt dazed.

The item he was searching for Jimmy found on the front page, near the bottom of column six.

And then, to her surprise, Father Ferguson took up the paper and glanced over the front page.

John Tarwater did look, but his eyes strayed to other photographs on the highly sensational front page.

With the courteous help of one of the deskmen, she remade the front page of the noon edition.

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