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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


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 ● Sep. 19, 2022

You can also follow along on our liveblog here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2022

We even did a liveblog to bring you the latest up-to-the-minute updates.

From The Verge ● Nov. 28, 2021

If you want to contribute to the liveblog, send us your comments, questions, predictions and so forth and we’ll include them throughout these next few hours.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2021

I’m Aamna Mohdin and I’ll be helming the Guardian Coronavirus liveblog today.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2021

We’ve liveblogged and livetweeted that hell of trying to buy a GPU online, fighting against an army of bots to navigate the websites of retailers who didn’t have enough reason to care.

From The Verge ● Jul. 1, 2022

Lohse won 16 games in the regular season, and, in the most relevant stat, is 3-0 in games I've liveblogged.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2012

As is Xeni Jardin, who liveblogged the landing: 7 minutes of clapping.

From Forbes ● Aug. 6, 2012

Full text and video of Obama's State of Union address Last night, Salon's Alex Pareene liveblogged the State of the Union Address.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2011

Engadget liveblogged a test-run of the computer, too.

From Inc ● Jan. 14, 2011

These are all facets of Michaels covered in the documentary, but I learned them back in my Tumblr days, when I’d spend my teenage years liveblogging episodes with friends online.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

And The Times will be liveblogging it all, from the first Premiere Ceremony award at brunch time to the evening’s last.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2023

The keynote event starts at 1PM ET / 10AM PT on Wednesday, May 11th, and we’ll be liveblogging the whole thing, so join us for the fun.

From The Verge ● May 11, 2022

The habit of liveblogging many sports at once, that is.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2021

The day before E3 officially kicks off this year, I’ll be liveblogging the Ubisoft press conference, then cabbing it over to the L.A.

From Forbes ● Jun. 2, 2014

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