: 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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The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Jalalat Honesty, according to online records.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Discord is a popular online hangout spot where people can play video games, chat, and spend time with friends and other communities.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
However, many travelers don't think twice about buying a cheap charging cable from a questionable vendor at an airport shop or online marketplace, making these cables a more successful point of attack.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
The task of making meaning from the roughly five thousand issues—along with innumerable online articles, thousands of podcast episodes, and hundreds of short films—of a publication defined by an itinerant curiosity is not an enviable one.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Discord is a popular online hangout spot where people can play video games, chat, and spend time with friends and other communities.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
However, many travelers don't think twice about buying a cheap charging cable from a questionable vendor at an airport shop or online marketplace, making these cables a more successful point of attack.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
The task of making meaning from the roughly five thousand issues—along with innumerable online articles, thousands of podcast episodes, and hundreds of short films—of a publication defined by an itinerant curiosity is not an enviable one.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Online.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/online. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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