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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“The fact that no one had ever done this before made it exciting,” Mark Weinstein, author and founder of social network MeWe, told Barron’s.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Meanwhile, a separate team of coders that made Moltbook, a Reddit-like pseudo social network where OpenClaw agents converse, are joining Meta.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
The film’s rise to an Oscar nod comes as people are living longer and are seeking purpose in retirement to define themselves after they’ve lost the structure, and social network, of a formal job.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
In addition, we have put questions to a number of senior staff via business social network LinkedIn.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 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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