blogosphere

noun

blog·​o·​sphere ˈblä-gə-ˌsfir How to pronounce blogosphere (audio)
: all of the blogs or bloggers on the Internet regarded collectively
Online political debate is not known for its subtlety—the blogosphere rewards the loudest voices and the brashest opinions.Ana Marie Cox
blogospheric adjective

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The research team’s decision to engage minimally with online criticism while handling disagreements in the more formal, slow-moving world of scientific journals played badly in the burgeoning blogosphere era, with effects that linger clearly today. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 24 July 2025 When anti-woke figures on the internet pile on young women, the blogosphere is often able to recognize it as a misogynist feeding frenzy. Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 July 2025 Her musings about being an American expat in Tokyo from 2007-2012 live on in the blogosphere. Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 The blogosphere lit up with left-wing vitriol against Maher, a comedian who has been highly critical of Trump for many years. Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for blogosphere

Word History

Etymology

blog entry 1 + -o- + -sphere

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blogosphere was in 1999

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“Blogosphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blogosphere. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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