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

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Check out the fancy all-caps dateline below. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Here are a few of my other favorite datelines from across this endlessly fascinating state. — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 This story has been corrected to show that the city in the dateline is Mombasa, not Nairobi. — ABC News, 16 June 2026 Many of the towns had been notorious datelines during the Civil Rights Movement. — Scott Simon, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dateline

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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date line

noun
: international date line
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