: 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.
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The nonprofit council offers a free online Budget Checkup to help older adults with their finances.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Associated Press interviews and a review of court records and online postings tell the story of how a group of young, highly intelligent computer scientists, most of them in their 20s and 30s, met online, shared anarchist beliefs, and became increasingly violent.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
The recalled Igloo coolers were sold between January 2019 and January 2025 at various stores nationwide, including Costco, Target, and Dick's Sporting Goods, as well as via online retailers such as Amazon and Igloo’s website.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 15 Feb. 2025
According to insiders, online groups devoted to informing branch members about films without big budgets can play a role, which might be why the streamers’ opulent Oscar doc campaigns turn some voters off.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Associated Press interviews and a review of court records and online postings tell the story of how a group of young, highly intelligent computer scientists, most of them in their 20s and 30s, met online, shared anarchist beliefs, and became increasingly violent.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
The recalled Igloo coolers were sold between January 2019 and January 2025 at various stores nationwide, including Costco, Target, and Dick's Sporting Goods, as well as via online retailers such as Amazon and Igloo’s website.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 15 Feb. 2025
According to insiders, online groups devoted to informing branch members about films without big budgets can play a role, which might be why the streamers’ opulent Oscar doc campaigns turn some voters off.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Online.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/online. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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