blog

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noun

ˈblȯg How to pronounce blog (audio)
ˈbläg
Synonyms of blognext
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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
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: 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
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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

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Noun
In a blog post Saturday, NASA said that engineers had detected an interruption in the flow of helium in the upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026 Earlier Saturday, Russian military blogs reported that an attack caused a fire at the Samara plant. Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
His task force has seen these crimes take place on popular social media sites, but also blog sites and gaming apps. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026 In 2025, McElroy brought in just over $251,000 between working two jobs as an overnight labor and delivery nurse and her personal finance business, which began as an Instagram account and blog to document her debt payoff journey. Natalie Wu valentina Duarte, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blog

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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“Blog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blog. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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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