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

U'Wren wasn't expecting the video to capture so much attention, but social media users have come out in force to show their support. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

Just as social media makes legacy media apparatus look sluggish by comparison, prediction markets expose traditional polls and surveys for being tainted by bias (see the 2016 Clinton fiasco). —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025

Make a list of your digital assets, from banking and investment accounts to photo libraries and social media profiles. —Jamie Hopkins, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Patel is facing criticism for the usage of his social media account to announce inaccurate information about Kirk's murder, his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and for the firings of veteran agents. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025

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)