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

In the months leading up to her death, Babbitt excitedly expressed pro-Trump conspiracy theories on social media. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 May 2025

Several of Musk's DOGE deputies have previously worked at Palantir, according to postings on LinkedIn and other social media sites. —Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 May 2025

On the day of that hearing, Trump took to social media to criticize the judge by name over her assignment to the case. —Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 3 May 2025

In an age of social media dominated by algorithms, Reddit took pride in being curated by a community that expressed its feelings in the form of upvotes and downvotes—in other words, being shaped by actual people. —Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 2 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)