social network
Americannoun
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social networks
plural
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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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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of social network
First recorded in 1840–45
Example Sentences
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In his junior year, with two Harvard Business School students, he co-founded a Brazilian social network called Vostu, which found success pivoting to game development.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
WSJ Leadership Institute’s Katie Deighton reports on the resurrection—sort of—of a much-missed social network: Remember Vine, the six-second Twitter-owned video app partially responsible for Logan Paul’s career?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
MySpace, once the world's biggest social network, is flirting with a comeback.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
While some use the site as a social network, I like to think of it as a personal diary.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
From her involvement with the local chapter of her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and her choice of a church, Carver Presbyterian, Katherine gained a strong social network and a new best friend.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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