byline

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noun

by·​line ˈbī-ˌlīn How to pronounce byline (audio)
1
: a secondary line : sideline
2
: a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name

byline

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verb

bylined; bylining; bylines

transitive verb

: to write (an article) under a byline
byliner noun

Examples of byline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
While Myers has said he's stepped down from the Scioto Valley Guardian because of his congressional campaign, the publication still runs articles without a byline. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024 There was a period in the late 1990s or thereabouts when Christopher Hitchens’s byline was, or seemed to be, stamped in every respectable magazine and newspaper published in English. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2024 Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News. Elizabeth Elkind, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2024 The union secured a promise that G/O Media editorial staffers must evaluate any stories, images or graphics created with the help of generative AI and that bylines must specify that any such content was created with the technology. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024 So long, old friend, but not goodbye Sharing a stage and so many bylines over the years with my dear friend Justin Chang has been an absolute joy. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 His byline became known as something topping stories that almost uniformly meant to shake things up. Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024 When a character on the TV show Veronica Mars mentioned getting an internship at Pitchfork, the editors playfully slapped his byline on one of my reviews. Marc Hogan, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2024 Her bylines have appeared on Glamour, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Byrdie, Marie Claire, Women’s Health, WWD, TZR, and Forbes. Sarah Y. Wu, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
Verb
Does The Wrap’s bylined Kristen Lopez march to the orders of her hyper-liberal boss, publisher Sharon Waxman (formerly of the New York Times)? Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024 She’s bylined for The Cut, InStyle, Allure, Business of Fashion, Nylon, Essence, Good Housekeeping, The Grio, and Huffington Post. ELLE, 8 Sep. 2023 With 1,000+ bylined pieces, her award-winning work not only has appeared in PEOPLE but the Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, the Today Show digital, and O magazine as well. Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023 His team, who are bylined by first name only, ask the questions. Luke Johnson, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023 In June 2017, Cole, Esposito, and two other reporters co-bylined an article that revealed Russian attempts to hack U.S. election infrastructure before the 2016 presidential election. Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of byline was in 1916

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“Byline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byline. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

byline

noun
by·​line
ˈbī-ˌlīn
: a line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article giving the writer's name

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