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liveblog

American  
[lahyv-blawg, ‑-blog] / ˈlaɪvˌblɔg, ‑ˌblɒg /
Or live-blog,

noun

  1. a blog containing entries about an event that are written and posted while the event is taking place.


verb (used with or without object)

liveblogged, liveblogging
  1. to blog about (an event) while the event is taking place.

    He was liveblogging the Grammys.

liveblog British  
/ ˈlaɪvˌblɒɡ /

verb

  1. to report (an event) in one's blog as it happens

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a blog in which events are reported as they happen

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • liveblogger noun
  • liveblogging noun

Etymology

Origin of liveblog

live 2 + blog

Example Sentences

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Here are some highlights, pulled largely from The Times’ real-time liveblog coverage of the farewell to the queen, who died Sept. 8.

From Los Angeles Times

Musk turned up on Thursday for a video chat with Twitter employees, and the employees promptly leaked its contents to reporters — including my Verge colleague Alex Heath and The New York Times’ Mike Isaac, who ran a liveblog of the event while it was happening.

From The Verge

It’s a big change for the Fitness app, and as my colleague David Pierce said in our liveblog, “now you can have the pleasure / torture of having to close your rings every day, even if you don’t have a watch.” iOS 16 promises to be a big update for the iPhone, and it has a bevy of new features.

From The Verge

Welcome one and all to The Guardian’s 2022 Oscars liveblog.

From The Guardian

For more on the war in Ukraine, follow our global liveblog here.

From The Guardian