dateline

noun

date·​line ˈdāt-ˌlīn How to pronounce dateline (audio)
1
: a line in a written document or a printed publication giving the date and place of composition or issue
2
usually Date line or date line : international date line
dateline transitive verb

Examples of dateline in a Sentence

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In a press release published in July, DeepSwap used a Hong Kong dateline and included a quote from Penyne Wu, who was identified in the release as CEO and co-founder. Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 Next dateline is New Orleans for a 20-year anniversary special on Hurricane Katrina, airing Aug. 24. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025 In newspaper and wire service parlance, a dateline is the name of a place, typically written in capital letters and followed by an em dash, at the beginning of an article. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 Here is a smattering of notable holiday datelines published over the years. John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dateline

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dateline was in 1888

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“Dateline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dateline. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

date line

noun
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