the social
noun
British, somewhat informal
: money provided by a government program to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed
He's living on the social now.
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Here’s why the U.S. is forcing the social media platform to be sold or banned.
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Elon Musk is retiring the last vestige of Twitter — the twitter.com web address — as the social network has fully moved over to the x.com domain name.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 May 2024
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Elon Musk is retiring the last vestige of Twitter — the twitter.com web address — as the social network has fully moved over to the x.com domain name.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the social
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“The social.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20social. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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