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

Trump weighed in on the trial date in a social media post before the hearing. — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Levering pointed out users on social media presumably used the technology to transpose Uecker’s voice over the game-clinching call from Game 4 of the NLCS last Thursday. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The horses panicked after a tree limb fell and hit the side of the wagon, ranch officials said on social media Saturday. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

Between reality television, social media and a bottomless tabloid appetite, what could possibly remain to discover? — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 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)