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

Galvin was frustrated with the police, and ultimately hired their own private investigor and created a Justice for Kianna social media page. —Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026

Days after the intense discourse erupted on social media, Emmy-winning Euphoria makeup artist Donni Davy applauded the look on Instagram. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 8 May 2026

Videos of the surrounding chaos later posted to social media captured Peters’ friends carrying him out of the club and the arrival of an ambulance. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026

The Packers announced the move and McManus posted a farewell to Green Bay on social media and thanked the organization, its fans and his teammates. —Steve Megargee, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 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)