1
: a secondary line : sideline
2
: a line at the beginning of a news story, magazine article, or book giving the writer's name
bylined; bylining; bylines
: to write (an article) under a byline
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
No new email address, certainly no new byline, no new name at the top of my résumé.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
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
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Noun
Her bylines over the past five years have appeared in USA Today, Baltimore Sun, Teen Vogue, Boston Globe, Food & Wine, and more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
No new email address, certainly no new byline, no new name at the top of my résumé.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
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
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“Byline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byline. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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