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Headlined

Verb / ˈheˌdlaɪnd / Another word for headlined — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

to be the main news story or featured item in a newspaper, magazine, or news broadcast

Synonyms & similar words

headline featured promoted spotlighted showcased highlighted publicized advertised announced broadcasted reported covered documented outlined summarized recapped previewed reviewed critiqued analyzed examined

Example sentences

  1. The singer's performance at the concert was headlined by the local news.
  2. The scandalous story headlined the front page of the newspaper.
  3. The important announcement was headlined on the evening news.
  4. The sports game was headlined in the sports section of the newspaper.
  5. The movie premiere was headlined by the movie's director and actors.

Quotes

  • The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses. - Malcolm X
  • Journalism can never be silent: that is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must speak, and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of triumph and the signs of horror are still in the air. - Henry Anatole Grunwald
  • The news is like a ship. If you take hands off the wheel, it pulls hard to the left. - Roger Ailes

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