Meaning & use
Headlining
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Serving as the main or featured performer at an event, or being the top story reported by the press.
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The band is headlining the festival's main stage on Saturday night.
Her resignation was headlining every news outlet by morning.
A note on using this word
Headlining comes from "headline," the large title text of a newspaper article, extended metaphorically to the top-billed act of a concert or show.
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