social networking
noun
: the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships especially online
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The app quickly rose to the top of Apple’s social networking downloads by letting users share and track real-time reports of ICE activity.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
MySpace combined the website-building ability of sites like GeoCities with social networking features.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
In fact, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce regularly throws happy hours and social networking events around LV.
—Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In the video, Adams accuses the man of being inappropriate with a minor on Grindr, a LGBTQ+ dating and social networking app where the minimum age to make an account is 18.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
MySpace combined the website-building ability of sites like GeoCities with social networking features.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
In fact, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce regularly throws happy hours and social networking events around LV.
—Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In the video, Adams accuses the man of being inappropriate with a minor on Grindr, a LGBTQ+ dating and social networking app where the minimum age to make an account is 18.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social networking
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“Social networking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20networking. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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