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

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Adjective
In the early ‘80s, when this show opened on Broadway, there had been one front-page story about the AIDS epidemic in the New York Times. Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024 On May 21st, the Mountain Messenger published a front-page story about Fisher’s frustrations. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 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 

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 22 Dec. 2024.

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