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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
Poland’s Iga Świątek beat Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-4, 6-0 to win her second BNP Paribas Open title in three years and later posed for a photo with Zendaya that Świątek shared on social media.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
The supplementary, Cartier video will released on Tuesday on W KOREA Magazine’s official website and social media channels.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
Content creators will have little use for the S400’s power line fault-finding laser, although the drone’s ability to schlepp 3-kilogram payloads could come in handy, delivering emergency cans of Red Bull for heavy social media sessions.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
The images of Chalamet in a ratty getup, carrying a battered guitar case, circulated on social media ahead of the official first-look images that usually come later.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2024
In the middle of it all, Nicki also publicly addressed her relationship with Peso Pluma after a video of him appearing to hold hands with another woman in Las Vegas over Super Bowl weekend surfaced on social media.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
Nor did other displays of frustration, including a flood of photos of ballots spoiled with anti-Putin slogans posted on Russian social media.
—Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
The high court is in the midst of a term heavy with social media issues.
—Mark Sherman, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
Ryanair’s way of coping with customer disapproval is simple—sassy responses on social media.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 18 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
2004, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near social media
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“Social media.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20media. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
social media
noun singular or plural
: 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)
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