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 Medog county, videos posted by social media users show long lines of cars and trucks flying Chinese flags and propaganda banners, transporting villagers from their hometown to new abodes closer to the de facto China-India border.
—
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The future of Sarah’s Week of Service After months of committee meetings, building the website and social media, Birger hopes Sarah’s Week of Service becomes an annual project, and is both open and optimistic about its future.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
In response to her remarks, a new hashtag, #iwasfifteen, went viral, as celebrities and others took to social media to share photos of themselves as teenagers.
—Anne P. Deprince, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Rather the answer, according to Obama’s wordsmith, is to take cell phones away from American children who are seeing this carnage on social media and who are rightly horrified.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social media
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The future of Sarah’s Week of Service After months of committee meetings, building the website and social media, Birger hopes Sarah’s Week of Service becomes an annual project, and is both open and optimistic about its future.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
In response to her remarks, a new hashtag, #iwasfifteen, went viral, as celebrities and others took to social media to share photos of themselves as teenagers.
—Anne P. Deprince, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Rather the answer, according to Obama’s wordsmith, is to take cell phones away from American children who are seeing this carnage on social media and who are rightly horrified.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social media
Cite this Entry
“Social media.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20media. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share