front-page

front-page
I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: front page
: of, relating to, or appearing on the front page of a newspaper : very newsworthy

front-page news

— opposed to back-page
II. transitive verb
Etymology: front page
: to print (news) or report (an event) on the front page of a newspaper or periodical

every newspaper in the world front-paged the story — Walter White

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/frunt"payj"/, adj., v., front-paged, front-paging.
adj.
1. of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.
v.t.
2. to run (copy) on the front page, esp. of a newspaper.
[1900-05, Amer.]

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frontˈ-page adjective
1. Suitable for the front page of a newspaper
2. Important
transitive verb
To print a (story) on the front page of a newspaper
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Main Entry: ↑front

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front-page UK US adjective only before noun
important enough to be printed on the first page of a newspaper

front-page news/​stories/​headlines

Thesaurus: newshyponym general words relating to the mediasynonym

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front-page «FRUHNT PAYJ», adjective, verb, -paged, -pag|ing.
–adj.
on or suitable for the front page of a newspaper; important: »

front-page news.

–v.t.
to put on the front page; emphasize.

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1.
adj. appearing on the first page of a newspaper or similar publication and containing important or remarkable news

they ran a front-page story headlined "White-Collar Chic."

■ worthy of being printed on the first page of a newspaper, etc

dishonest research has become front-page news

2.
v. [trans.] print (a story) on the first page of a newspaper, etc

the paper had front-paged a 1988 discovery at one of his nearby digs

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/ˈfrʌntˈpeıʤ/ adj, always used before a noun
1 : printed on the front page of a newspaper

a front-page story/photograph

2 : very important

front-page news

a front-page political event

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ˈfront-page ; adjective only before noun

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The divorce made

front-page news

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Main entry: ↑front pagederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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