webinar

noun

web·​i·​nar ˈwe-bə-ˌnär How to pronounce webinar (audio)
often capitalized
: a live online educational presentation during which participating viewers can submit questions and comments

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In March 2024, the MTA had a webinar promoting Soviet-era, antisemitic propaganda, including how Jewish money controls American politics and framing Israel as a white colonizer state. Joanna Honig, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 Scripps oceanographer Falk Feddersen, the project lead, said during a July 22 webinar that the model was created as a result of raw sewage from Mexico that has been circulating in coastal waters on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border for years, making some areas off limits for swimming. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025 Without the credits, average out-of-pocket premiums in 2026 would rise by more than 75%, Larry Levitt, KFF’s executive vice president for health policy, said during the webinar. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 July 2025 Its staff spoke directly with local emergency managers and held webinar updates. Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for webinar

Word History

Etymology

web + seminar

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of webinar was in 1998

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“Webinar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webinar. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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