front-page

[ fruhnt-peyj ]

/ ˈfrʌntˈpeɪdʒ /

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adjective

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

verb (used with object), front-paged, front-pag·ing.

to run (copy) on the front page, especially of a newspaper.

Words nearby front-page

front-end processor, front-line, front-load, front-loader, front-loading, front-page, front-rank, front-wheel drive, front., frontad, frontage

Origin of front-page

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

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Examples from the Web for front-page

The attack in which Murray is charged has been front-page news in New York for almost a week.
The High-Priced Union Rep Charged With Attacking a Cop|Jacob Siegel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his left overcoat pocket was the front-page logotype of the paper, and in his left pocket were 10 or 12 halftones.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Sunday, The New York Times ran a front-page story titled “Whose Brooklyn Is It, Anyway?”
Spike Lee Blasts The New York Times’ Story on Brooklyn Gentrification in Fiery Op-Ed|Marlow Stern|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Between 1939 and 1945, The New York Times published more than 23,000 front-page stories.
‘Reporting on the Times’ Calls Out New York Times Holocaust Coverage|Marlow Stern|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Most of West Plains learned the news from the front-page article in The Quill on March 21.
Missouri, Where Parents Are OK With Armed Teachers|Justin Green|April 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the papers the next morning "Carter's Tip" was the front-page feature.
The Man Who Could Not Lose|Richard Harding Davis
There was a front-page editorial reluctantly announcing a price increase.
New Apples in the Garden|Kris Ottman Neville
For answer J. Augustus Redell drew from his pocket that morning's paper and pointed to the headline of a front-page story.
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne
"I've got stuff for a front-page display," I reported to the city editor half an hour later.
My Life|Josiah Flynt
It sounds to me as if it ought to be good for a front-page column in every New York paper.
Side Show Studies|Francis Metcalfe

British Dictionary definitions for front-page

front-page

noun

(modifier) important or newsworthy enough to be put on the front page of a newspaper

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front-page

adjective

verb (used with object), front-paged, front-pag·ing.

Words related to front-page

Words nearby front-page

Origin of front-page

Examples from the Web for front-page

British Dictionary definitions for front-page

noun