liveblog

or live-blog, live blog

[ lahyv-blawg, ‐blog ]

/ ˈlaɪvˌblɔg, ‐ˌblɒg /

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noun

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

verb (used with or without object), live·blogged, live·blog·ging.

to blog about (an event) while the event is taking place: He was liveblogging the Grammys.

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Origin of liveblog

live² + blog

OTHER WORDS FROM liveblog

liveblogger, noun

Words nearby liveblog

Live and learn, Live and let live, live axle, livebearer, live birth, liveblog, live by one's wits, live caption, live center, live centre, lived

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How to use liveblog in a sentence

Check out our liveblogs covering the two days of fascinating discussions with global changemakers, innovators, and industry veterans, as we try to unpick what’s probable, plausible, and possible with tomorrow’s breakthrough technologies.
The Download: Twitter’s user exodus, and fixing bridges|Rhiannon Williams|November 4, 2022|MIT Technology Review
Follow the latest with the liveblog of The Interpreter, a website covering Russian media and the war in Ukraine.
Live Updates on the Battle Over MH17|The Daily Beast|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Follow the latest with the liveblog of The Interpreter, a website covering Russian media and the war in Ukraine.
Live Updates on the Battle Over MH17|The Daily Beast|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For instance, here's MTV's liveblog, from early in the show, when host Russell Brand took the: "Get ready for some lewd LOLs!"
Leave Kanye Alone|Choire Sicha|September 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for liveblog

liveblog

/ (ˈlaɪvˌblɒɡ) /

verb

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

noun

a blog in which events are reported as they happen

Derived forms of liveblog

liveblogger , nounliveblogging , noun

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