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Synonyms

front-page

1 American  
[fruhnt-peyj] / ˈfrʌntˈpeɪdʒ /

adjective

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

verb (used with object)

front-paged, front-paging

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

front page 2 American  
[fruhnt-payj] / ˈfrʌntˈpeɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the first and most visible page of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication; front matter.

front-page British  

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

Etymology

Origin of front-page

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

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The trial at Oslo district court has lasted almost seven weeks and every day of evidence has been front-page news in Norway.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“All the President’s Men” underscores that sentiment with its matter-of-fact final shot, watching a teletype machine writing out years of front-page headlines leading to Nixon’s resignation.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

However, the PLA Daily -- the Chinese military's mouthpiece -- said they were "corrupt elements" in a front-page editorial published Monday.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

“The bottom line is these people aren’t expecting Ronald Reagan to be some kind of miracle worker,” said Peter Hart in a Wall Street Journal front-page article the morning of Inauguration Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

The day following the race it was front-page news in Seattle, a banner headline in the Seattle Times trumpeting, “Husky Crews Make Clean Sweep.”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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