social media

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)

Examples of social media in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bieber has had clashes with the paparazzi, and has sent ambiguous messages over social media hinting at his sorrow. —Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

The movement, led in part by lawyer and animal rights activist Wayne Hsiung, caught Lassiter's attention on social media. —Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026

Robinson was a popular social media influencer prior to her death, boasting 145,000 followers on Instagram while posting lifestyle content to her page. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

Some of the Zero Doubt/Wheelhouse stuff will be pitched for sale across the broader landscape, other content will be for Haliburton’s YouTube and social media channels. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for social media

• comedia
• commedia
• cyclopaedia
• cyclopedia
• hypermedia
• intermedia
• multimedia
• encyclopaedia
• encyclopedia

Kids Definition

social media

singular or plural noun

: forms of electronic communication (as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)