blog

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noun

ˈblȯg How to pronounce blog (audio)
ˈbläg
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computers : a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer
also : the contents of such a site
2
: a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors
a technology blog
bloggy
ˈblȯ-gē How to pronounce blog (audio)
ˈblä-
adjective
bloggier; bloggiest
… traditional media are trying to adapt to a bloggier, more opinionated age … James Poniewozik

blog

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verb

blogged; blogging
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intransitive : to write or have a blog
He released experimental versions, blogged about his game-design decisions as he made them and uploaded … videos to YouTube.Harry McCracken
2
transitive : to write or write about (something) on a blog
Appropriately, he blogged his own retirement on Monday.Tom Verducci
blogging
ˈblȯ-giŋ How to pronounce blog (audio)
ˈblä-
noun
Many soldiers also find blogging a useful way to help deal with reorientation to civilian life in the United States—what Vietnam vets called being "back in the world." Brad Knickerbocker

Examples of blog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The blog post included emails that Musk had previously sent to other OpenAI cofounders, including one from 2018 in which Musk told company executives that OpenAI should sell itself to Tesla to remain competitive. Clare Duffy, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024 Microsoft explained in a blog post the safeguards it’s put in place for its generative AI products Copilot and Microsoft Designer. Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2024 Ree previously introduced Paige’s new boyfriend in a blog post that detailed their holiday festivities. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 Some of the largest communities are in Giles, Charlotte and Halifax counties, the blog reports. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2024 Altman and three veteran business executives, all women, were named to OpenAI’s board on Friday, OpenAI announced in a blog post. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024 Mei Danowski, a cybersecurity analyst who wrote about I-Soon on her blog, Natto Thoughts, said the documents show that China’s hackers for hire work much like any other industry in China. Associated Press, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024 From TikTok to Instagram and every blog in between, birria tacos (and its variations) are one of the hottest trends sweeping social media. Deanna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024 The blog associated with the social media account dates back to 2011, inspired by the Act 10 legislation that spun Wisconsin politics into turmoil. Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Verb
Last year, for example, AI writing generation tools popped up everywhere, and companies—seeing the immediate monetary benefit of firing writers—started using AI to blog and SEO their way to glory. Shane Snow, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 Jessica blogs about infertility on her website, jessicastrom.net. Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 Angie Sims, who blogs about crafting on a budget at Purple Craft Diva, buys most of her supplies at dollar stores. Laura Daily, Washington Post, 11 July 2023 Consider, in terms of this analogy, the temptation to complain out loud about what the bloggers are choosing to blog about. Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2012 Divorce lawyers might blog about trendy practices such as birdnesting. Yec, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 Just before the winter solstice brings autumn to an end, here's a chance to blog about the great evolutionary biologist--and student of fall foliage--William Hamilton. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2010 For example, Gavin Bollard, an information technology manager in Australia, who blogs about his experiences with autism, is deaf and uses hearing aids. George Musser, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023 The comparison was first noted by Deena Dietrich on Twitter, who blogs about Elvis. Town & Country, 6 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

short for Weblog

First Known Use

Noun

1999, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1999, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blog was in 1999

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Cite this Entry

“Blog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blog. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

blog

noun
ˈblȯg How to pronounce blog (audio)
ˈbläg
: a website that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer
also : the contents of such a site
blog verb
blogger noun
blogging noun
Etymology

Noun

short for Weblog, from Web + log "record of events"

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