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blog 1 of 2 noun
ˈblȯg ˈbläg
Synonyms of blog

1 computers : a website that

contains online personal
reflections, comments, and
often hyperlinks, videos,
and photographs provided
by the writer
also : the contents of such
a site

2 : a regular feature
appearing as part of an
online publication that
typically relates to a
particular topic and
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one or more authors
a technology blog
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 bloggy ˈblȯ-gē ˈblä-
adjective
bloggier; bloggiest
… traditional media are
trying to adapt to a
bloggier, more
opinionated age …
James Poniewozik

blog 2 of 2 verb
blogged; blogging
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1 intransitive : to write or
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He released experimental
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uploaded … videos to
YouTube.
Harry McCracken

2 transitive : to write or write

about (something) on a
blog
Appropriately, he blogged
his own retirement on
Monday.
Tom Verducci
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 blogging
ˈblȯ-giŋ ˈblä- noun
Many soldiers also find
blogging a useful way to
help deal with
reorientation to civilian
life in the United States—
what Vietnam vets called
being "back in the world."
Brad Knickerbocker

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Noun
:
 The features are aimed at
stemming the tide of
sextortion scams, the
company writes in a blog
post about the changes.
Wes Davis, The Verge, 26
June 2024

Especially vulnerable to the

current turndown and
especially online, younger
generations are therefore
prone to experience
nostalgia—Stephanie
Harlow writes in a blog post
for consumer insights
company GWI.
Alena Botros, Fortune, 26
June 2024

Verb
Last year, for example, AI
writing generation tools
popped up everywhere, and
companies—seeing the
immediate monetary benefit
of firing writers—started
using AI to blog and SEO
their way to glory.
Shane Snow, Forbes, 20 Feb.
2024
:
 Jessica blogs about infertility
on her website,
jessicastrom.net.
Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology
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 Noun
short for Weblog

First Known Use

Noun
1999, in the meaning
defined at sense 1

Verb
1999, in the meaning
defined at sense 1

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The first known use of blog
was in 1999
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blog noun
ˈblȯg ˈbläg
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 : a website that contains an
online personal journal with
reflections, comments, and
often hyperlinks provided by
the writer
also : the contents of such a
site

blog verb
blogger noun
blogging noun

Etymology

Noun
short for Weblog, from Web
+ log "record of events"

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