blogosphere

noun

blog·​o·​sphere ˈblä-gə-ˌsfir How to pronounce blogosphere (audio)
: all of the blogs or bloggers on the Internet regarded collectively
Online political debate is not known for its subtlety—the blogosphere rewards the loudest voices and the brashest opinions.Ana Marie Cox
blogospheric adjective

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Her musings about being an American expat in Tokyo from 2007-2012 live on in the blogosphere. Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 For all the years of blogosphere speculation about the new Bond, no one gives much thought to when the side characters in the franchise get swapped out and recast. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025 Substack has found a home with these users, replacing the 2000s political blogosphere. Makena Kelly, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025 The genre’s future stars – SZA, Summer Walker, etc. — hadn’t yet made their major label debut, while The Weeknd’s rise to stardom thrusted murky blogosphere soundscapes to pop’s mainstream, upending expectations for what male R&B crossover stars could and should sound like. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for blogosphere

Word History

Etymology

blog entry 1 + -o- + -sphere

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blogosphere was in 1999

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“Blogosphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blogosphere. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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