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 of a newspaper

Examples of front-page in a Sentence

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Adjective
For instance, front-page content is decided either by users as a voting community or by administrators. Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026 Soon after, a front-page New York Times article detailed Perry’s personal experience with ibogaine and recast him as a leader in America’s psychedelic revival. Dimitri Mugianis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
There was no single day when the AI stock market euphoria buckled, no Lehman moment, no front-page meltdown. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 What should never come into question, however, is the importance of tackling the hard questions in the first place — specifically, those questions that get at the heart of how our world works — even if finding the correct solutions involves more dead ends than front-page news stories. Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026 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 2 Jun. 2026.

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