i Register
In some senses, headline is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ
newspaper, tabloid
The newspaper headline reported that the local team had won the championship game.
banner, front-page | screaming
lurid
The newspaper's lurid headlines about the scandal shocked many readers.
sporting, sports
VERB + HEADLINE
carry, have, run
Most newspapers ran the same headline about the election results yesterday.
read, scan, see
She read the headlines while drinking her morning coffee.
be in, capture, dominate, grab, hit, hog, make ~s
The scandal dominated the headlines for several months after the investigation began.
HEADLINE + VERB
proclaim sth, read sth, say sth, scream sth
The newspaper headline proclaimed that the mayor had resigned after the scandal broke.
HEADLINE + NOUN
news
The local newspaper published a story about the school's new cafeteria as if it were headline news.
PREP
in a/the ~
The scandal made it into the headlines of every newspaper across the country.
under a/the ~
The newspaper article appeared under the headline "Local Community Saves Historic Bridge.
with a/the ~
I saw an interesting article with the headline about a local teenager winning a national science competition.
~ about
The newspaper had a big headline about climate change on the front page.
PHRASES
make headline news
The discovery of a new dinosaur species made headline news around the world.
ADJ
news
VERB + HEADLINE
hear, listen to
I always listen to the headlines on the radio while I'm having breakfast.
look at, see, watch