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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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 According to leaks around the blogosphere (mostly thanks to Bloomberg’s Apple leaker supreme, Mark Gurman) the new iPhones are expected to be largely the same as the devices in the recent past. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2024 The designer, boutique owner and lifelong educator was acclimating to the city in the mid-2000s when the early voices of the fashion blogosphere were changing the ways that the industry interacted with its members and consumers. Essence, 16 May 2024 The issue is sure to be aired for years to come-- in the halls of Congress, in newspaper op-ed pages, and across the blogosphere. Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2011 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 1 Dec. 2024.

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