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

His reactions went viral on social media, creating conversation among fashion lovers. —Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 15 May 2025

Students hosted over a dozen successful events and informational social media campaigns, collectively reaching 308 students over the course of one semester. —Jackie Romano, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

Cruise often posts on social media imploring audiences to see movies in theaters, most recently Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. —Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025

There’s plenty of video on social media showing hundreds of carp jumping into boats on various rivers, including the mighty Mississippi. —Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 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)