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hit the headlines

hit the headlines verb: to appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.

Verb

hit the headlines (third-person singular simple present hits the headlines, present participle hitting the headlines, simple past and past participle hit the headlines)

  1. To appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.

Synonyms of hit the headlines

Forms of hit the headlines

third-person singular presenthits the headlines
present participlehitting the headlines
past participlehit the headlines
pasthit the headlines

Questions about hit the headlines

What does hit the headlines mean?
Hit the headlines means to appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.
What part of speech is hit the headlines?
Hit the headlines is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit the headlines?
The past tense of hit the headlines is hit the headlines.

Words near hit the headlines in the dictionary

  1. hit the gold
  2. hit the ground running
  3. hit the gym
  4. hit the hay
  5. hit the head
  6. hit the headlines
  7. hit the high notes
  8. hit the jackpot
  9. hit the mark
  10. hit the nail on the head
  11. hit the net

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