live-tweet
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of live-tweet
live 2 (in the sense “broadcast or sent while happening”) + tweet (in the sense “to post on Twitter”)
Example Sentences
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The podcast is downloaded 10,000 to 12,000 times a month, but most listeners who live-tweet shows are Black women, Perez says.
From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2022
Comedian Leslie Jones says she’s ‘tired of fighting the folks who don’t want’ her to live-tweet about the Olympics: ‘No one is fighting for or with me.’
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2022
A court reporter types their slurs into official transcripts, news media report on what’s said in the courtroom, and high-profile left-wing activists live-tweet the trial to their tens of thousands of followers.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021
Fans, black fans specifically, don’t simply watch Insecure, we live-tweet it, we argue about it, we create petitions for it to be extended to one hour, much to the chagrin of its creator.
From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2020
I used to watch things and live-tweet them, and I haven’t done it in a while.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2019
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