front-page

1 of 2

adjective

: printed on the front page of a newspaper
also : very newsworthy

front-page

2 of 2

verb

front-paged; front-paging; front-pages

transitive verb

: to print or report on the front page

Examples of front-page in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The allegations became front-page news in March of 2024, when two of his homes were raided as part of an ongoing human trafficking investigation, according to CNN. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024 This admission should have been bold-type front-page news after these last 3½ years of his stop-the-steal lies. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
Verb
And that would lead to a front-page story about the then-Karen Farmer in the Dec. 28, 1977, edition of the New York Times. Scott Talley, Freep.com, 19 Mar. 2023 In November of that year, a front-page New York Times article was instrumental in bringing awareness of deep learning technology to the broader public sphere. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for front-page 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1917, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of front-page was in 1908

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“Front-page.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-page. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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