hit the headlines

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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: make the headlines, grab the headlines

• “hit the headlines”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “make grab the headlines” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “make hit grab the headlines” (US) / “make hit grab the headlines” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.