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byline

or by-line

[ bahy-lahyn ]

noun

  1. a printed line of text accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.


verb (used with object)

bylined, bylining.
  1. to accompany with a byline:

    Was the newspaper report bylined or was it anonymous?

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·lԱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of byline1

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; by- + line 1
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Example Sentences

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But she’s no equal — her boss wants to hog the byline for himself.

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A friend recently sent him a Didion quote with the snarky byline “Joan of Didion.”

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Most media outlets pay such freelance reporters poorly, and despite doing much of the ground work, they often don't receive proper recognition or a byline.

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Amlung noted that it's somewhat unusual for undergraduate students to be authors in a published scientific paper, but they earned their byline with their hard work as equal contributors to the research.

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In 2017, his magazine, American Renaissance, under an anonymous byline, ran an article titled “What Does it Mean for Whites if Climate Change is Real?” which asked, “Are we preparing for agricultural disruption in some areas and new opportunities in others? Do we have the legal framework to deal with ‘climate refugees’?”

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