social media

NOUN

online means for sharing and connecting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

social platform

STRONG

social media platform social media service social media website social networking website

Example Sentences

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Retirees can easily find themselves wasting away free time on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Such was an A.I.-generated image that the president shared on social media shortly after attacking the pope.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

This pudding is one of many dishes Herring has been making and posting to her followers, as part of a social media series exploring endangered and lost recipes from the UK and Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Images, posted on social media, show members of the Robbery Homicide and Gang and Narcotics divisions approaching a home on a tree-lined street wearing tactical gear and carrying rifles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“You do know big corporations pay people to promote stuff on social media, right?”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein