blog
Americannoun
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blogs
plural
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a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other websites.
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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 with object)
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Etymology
Origin of blog
First recorded in 1995–2000; shortening of weblog
Explanation
When your computer-loving friend takes your photograph, you might be wise to ask, "Are you planning to put that on your blog?" A blog is a personal website or online journal. It seems like everyone has a blog these days, or a website that's used as a personal diary for posting photos, stories, and entries about interests, families, or hobbies. Blog can also be used as a verb to mean "post something on a blog," so you could say, "I plan to blog about how delicious this slice of apple pie tastes." The original term, which was first used in the mid-1990s, was weblog, which was shortened to blog by 1998.
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That has now unravelled with what began as a blog a couple of years ago escalating in recent weeks, with more journalists unpicking aspects of Arday's life story and asking questions.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
"I’ve been working towards AGI my whole life and now, like many of you, I feel it is close at hand," Hassabis wrote in Wednesday's blog post.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in the company’s blog post that Alphabet is a founding investor in Discovery Loop, as well as a cloud partner.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Rather than take other companies’ trade secrets, OpenAI said on its blog, “We’re much more interested in building innovative products and technologies that push the frontier.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Her mom was updating their 50 Homes in 50 States blog with photos from the Golden Gate Park concert.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Google also introduced search information agents, which will be able to scan blogs, news sites, social media, and more for data that they can send periodically to customers as updates.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
“It’s going to be wrong,” said Andy Panko, a certified financial planner and educator who blogs, podcasts and runs a popular Facebook group through his platform Retirement Planning Education.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
On the nouveau fashion blogs of Substack, women exchange styling ideas for the brand’s signature pierced mules.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Since the Epstein files release, Pozhidaeva has been contending with social-media posts and blogs insinuating she is a Russian spy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
“It must be pretty overwhelming, though, having everyone so interested. And all the blogs and stuff. And this reverend.”
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, had blogged that the company needed fewer layers and more ownership “to move as quickly as possible for our customers and business.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 23, 2026
She blogged and posted photos of herself doing push-ups on Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2025
“I think you’ve got fight-or-flight adrenaline response, so we were pretty wide-eyed and energetic for 24 hours,” said Hall, who blogged for The Times during the 2008 and 2010 Olympic Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
Dr Yang, who previously worked for China's Ministry of State Security, was a scholar and novelist in Australia who blogged about Chinese affairs.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
Because he had last known her when she knew little of the things she blogged about, he felt a sense of loss, as though she had become a person he would no longer recognize.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
That’s the concern of a former energy trader and now investor blogging on Substack as Fred’s Corner, with a focus on commodities.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
Her blogging and podcasting startup, supposedly a sophisticated answer to the failings of traditional news, quickly grew a reputation beyond its actual influence or usefulness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
In February last year, Australian writer Yang Hengjun, known for blogging about human rights issues in China, was handed a suspended death sentence on espionage charges.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
You may not typically think of WordPress, the blogging platform turned ubiquitous content management system, as a workplace rife with corporate drama, or as an instigator of petty public beefs.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2024
He was working sixteen-hour shifts at the hospital, confining his blogging mainly to the hours between midnight and three in the morning.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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