blogosphere

[ blaw-guh-sfeer, blog-uh‐ ]

/ ˈblɔ gəˌsfɪər, ˈblɒg ə‐ /

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noun Digital Technology, Informal.

the realm of internet blogs and the people who read or write them: Can the blogosphere be controlled?

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Origin of blogosphere

First recorded in 2000-05; blog + -o- + sphere

Words nearby blogosphere

Bloc Québécois, bloc-vote, Bloemfontein, blog, bloggerati, blogosphere, blogroll, blogstream, Blois, Blok, blokart

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How to use blogosphere in a sentence

Not exactly a happy quotation over a nature background like some of the images floating around in the blogosphere!
Blogger Shares and Shames Cancer in ‘Lily’|Amy Grantham|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The left-wing blogosphere was all over a report that the House GOP was cutting Ebola funding.
Progressive Bloggers Spread False Ebola Story|Tim Mak|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The “pedophile” trolling from the blogosphere was based on a few distinct stories.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Certain elements of the conservative blogosphere have become ardent supporters of McDaniel.
Racists and Conspiracy Nuts Turn Cochran Call Into The Biggest Campaign Sh*tshow of 2014|Ben Jacobs|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And the omission or derision of dads in the parent (aka “mommy”) blogosphere is a perennial pet peeve.
Move Over, Ladies: Dove Does Dads|Andy Hinds|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for blogosphere

blogosphere

/ (ˈblɒɡəˌsfɪə) /

noun

informal a collective term for the weblogs on the internet

Word Origin for blogosphere

C21: from blog + -o- + -sphere

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