Thesaurus results for NETIZENS

netizens

noun

plural of netizen

as in surfers

an active participant in the online community of the Internet the dismaying rudeness that so many netizens exhibit while online

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Recent Examples of netizens These days, netizens are happy to objectify men and christen a new internet boyfriend every week. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026 Fans, followers, and everyday netizens all condemned Stewart for appearing to dress up as a homeless person, prompting her to quickly delete it. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2026 Chinese netizens quickly pointed out that Lululemon, which had posted images from the event, had used a Japanese taiko instrument rather than a Chinese dagu drum. — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 This time, netizens were much more concerned by the former fashion entrepreneur’s physical appearance, particularly her face. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Eva Victor Eva Victor’s stupidly relatable, slice-of-life comedic sketches kept thousands of bored quarantiners and dry-humored netizens entertained during the pandemic. — Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026 Last year, netizens coined a new term to reflect our growing disdain for AI bots slowly usurping our human agency. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026 Reddit has more room to run as its platform for posts written by humans becomes a bigger draw to netizens amid the boom in artificial intelligence, according to Needham. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 July 2026 According to Incogni, Canada and the Netherlands rank second and third, but America, with millions of netizens and few data protection controls, ranks first. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

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surfers

Noun

Tributes from the surfing community have poured in, as fellow surfers and fans of the sport pay homage to the legendary surfer, who is perhaps the most dedicated of all time.

— Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025