: connected to, served by, or available through a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system (such as the Internet)
an online database
also
: done while connected to such a system
online shopping
online games
online searching
online
adverb
Examples of online in a Sentence
The city libraries are all online.
He likes to engage in online chats.
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Greg Hart, former technical advisor to Jeff Bezos at Amazon, became president and CEO of online learning platform Coursera in February 2025.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Newsweek has contacted Iran’s Football Federation and the White House via email, as well as the State Department via an online contact form outside normal working hours, for comment.
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With Black Friday sales starting earlier each year and more people shifting to online shopping, some Texans are wondering whether the once-frenzied shopping day has lost its spark.
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The rise of discounters like Walmart (WMT) and big box stores like Home Depot (HD) hurt, as did the onset of online shopping.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Newsweek has contacted Iran’s Football Federation and the White House via email, as well as the State Department via an online contact form outside normal working hours, for comment.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
With Black Friday sales starting earlier each year and more people shifting to online shopping, some Texans are wondering whether the once-frenzied shopping day has lost its spark.
—Marissa Armas, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The rise of discounters like Walmart (WMT) and big box stores like Home Depot (HD) hurt, as did the onset of online shopping.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Online.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/online. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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