social media

American  

noun

(usually used with a plural verb)

1. websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts.

   Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales.

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Etymology

Origin of social media

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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social media

This phase of the inquiry is examining how the risks posed by violence-fixated individuals can be managed, and the role the internet and social media play in influencing and enabling them.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Some of those videos were subsequently shared on social media and led to cases of mockery or hateful messages, leading to the Paris public prosecutor opening an investigation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The FBI said in a social media post that Zhang had surveilled the Taiwanese president’s son, Lai Ting-yu, and his family last year in September.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

How is it different seeing artists come up in this era of nonstop social media compared with when you were coming up?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

There might be some kind of creature out there that eats magicians for dinner and lures them to its den through social media.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Related Words

• social platform