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

Los Angeles — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday testified before a jury for the first time about accusations that social media, including Instagram, harm children’s mental health. —Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026

Gabon blocks social media platforms LIBREVILLE, Gabon -- Gabon has suspended access to social media and digital platforms throughout the central African nation until further notice, the authorities said as critics accuse the country's leader of cracking down on dissent. —Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026

Around every Super Bowl, Palko posts a tribute on social media in remembrance of Dahlen’s career. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron blasted tech company executives of social media platforms over refusals to limit or restrict speech. —Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Feb. 2026

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)