blog

American  

[blawg, blog] / blɔg, blɒg /

noun

1. a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other websites.

2. a single entry or post on such a website.

   She regularly contributes a blog to the magazine's website.

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verb (used without object)

blogged, blogging

1. to maintain or add new entries to a blog.

verb (used with object)

blogged, blogging

1. to express or write about on a blog.

   She’s been blogging her illness for almost a year.

blog British  

/ blɒɡ /

noun

1. Full name: weblog.  informal an online journal

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Other Word Forms

• blogger noun
• blogging noun

Etymology

Origin of blog

First recorded in 1995–2000; shortening of weblog

Example Sentences

The app owned by Facebook parent Meta Platforms wrote in a blog post on Thursday that parents who have adopted Instagram’s supervision tools to monitor their children’s profile activity would start receiving alerts next week.

From The Wall Street Journal

A post from a finance blog called Citirini was framed as a research memo from the future and laid out a dystopian view of the effects of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

A viral blog post by Citrini Research outlined a future where AI leads to widespread unemployment, a stock market crash, and social unrest.

From Barron's

Anthropic has become quite the market influencer—cybersecurity stocks, as well as IBM shares, have fallen sharply in recent days following the company’s blog posts.

From Barron's

“The policy environment has shifted toward prioritizing AI competitiveness and economic growth, while safety-oriented discussions have yet to gain meaningful traction at the federal level,” Anthropic said in a blog post announcing the changes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• site