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

The news of Costa being off the card came from Robert Tellez on social media. —Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

The official Los Angeles Dodgers social media account took to X on Thursday, saying that the agents were not allowed to enter the stadium grounds. —Bonnie McLean, ABC News, 19 June 2025

Meghan shuttered her personal social media pages when her courtship with Prince Harry intensified in 2017. —Charna Flam, People.com, 19 June 2025

The method—which is making the rounds on social media—involves alternating between fast and slow walking for a set period of time. —Cathy Cassata, Health, 19 June 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)