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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Third, by demanding that plaintiffs disentangle race from politics, the court asks them to disprove the very structural reality that social network discrimination reveals.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
It also is moving into satellite-based cellular service and last year merged with Musk’s xAi artificial intelligence company that also included his X social network.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
But he's also very loud and he does bear grudges: he will undoubtedly continue to swing punches at OpenAI and attempt to embarrass it from his social network X.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The company earlier this month agreed to buy Moltbook, the start-up that describes itself as a social network for AI agents.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 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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