social network
Americannoun
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a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts.
Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
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Digital Technology.
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an online community of people with a common interest who use a website or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information, resources, etc..
a business-oriented social network.
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a website or online service that facilitates this communication.
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Etymology
Origin of social network
First recorded in 1840–45
Example Sentences
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Jury selection was dominated by recurring references to Zuckerberg, the head of Meta and co-founder of Facebook who reached global fame after the Hollywood film "The Social Network."
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
Behaviour experts have combined this system with the Social Network Analysis, which is used to measure relationships between muscle movements, to develop a statistical package known as NetFACS.
From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023
He also appeared in films such as "The Social Network", "Friends with Benefits" and "The Trouble With The Curve," alongside Clint Eastwood.
From Reuters • May 26, 2022
And The Social Network was actually my go-to date movie in college, which was a stupid film bro thing.
From Slate • May 15, 2021
Rudin is also the producer of such films as Lady Bird, The Social Network and No Country for Old Men, for which he won an Oscar in 2008.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2021
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