SOCIALIZE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

socialize

verb

ˈsō-shə-ˌlīz

Definition of socialize

as in to mingle

to take part in social activities he likes to socialize with his coworkers after work ends

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Recent Examples of socialize Why audiobook walking clubs make socializing easier Silently walking next to strangers while wearing headphones might sound antisocial. — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 That could be cool for younger listeners who socialize often, or for travelers who like to pack light and carry one less gadget on the road. — New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 For workers who also spend their workday alone, that means fewer opportunities for socializing both on and off the job. — Christos Makridis, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 Enjoy socializing, sports events and fun activities with kids. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for socialize

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At The Baobab House one recent afternoon, entrepreneurs, aid workers, and artists of all kinds are mingling in Arabic and English.

— Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
At Pao’s events, people often spend about 30 minutes mingling before the walk.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of mingle

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Critics were mixed on the film, which follows a Facebook engineer (Mikey Madison) who leaks thousands of internal documents to a reporter (Jeremy Allen White) to blow the whistle on the company’s dark practices.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
For now, the reception to the finding has been mixed, largely because of Tsiokos’s significant use of generative AI in the proof.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026

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Commonly associated with environmental risk factors such as smoking or exposure to hazards like radon, the rare but aggressively fast-growing condition gets its name from the unusually tiny appearance of its cells.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Latte Life, which is associated with Life Unlimited, opened Monday at 318 Armour Rd.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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