: connected to, served by, or available through a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system (such as the Internet)
an online database
also
: done while connected to such a system
online shopping
online games
online searching
online
adverb
Examples of online in a Sentence
The city libraries are all online.
He likes to engage in online chats.
Recent Examples on the Web
But, online, many journalists seemed to side with Merchan, and spoke up out of concern for the safety of the jury pool.
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
Munn's lifesaving diagnosis was due to her ob-gyn’s decision to calculate her lifetime breast cancer risk score during a routing Pap smear using a free online tool called a Tyrer-Cuzick risk assessment calculator.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
Munn's lifesaving diagnosis was due to her ob-gyn’s decision to calculate her lifetime breast cancer risk score during a routing Pap smear using a free online tool called a Tyrer-Cuzick risk assessment calculator.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Online.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/online. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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