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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Its diverse stable of businesses, from cloud computing to the LinkedIn corporate social network, are collectively doing well enough to support more spending on its AI efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
“America is going back to the Moon,” Trump posted to his social network Truth Social on April 1.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Meta has recently acquired Singaporean AI agent company Manus and the AI social network Moltbook.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Google, meanwhile, says YouTube is not a social network.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
He’s probably never been on a social network in his life.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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