social network

noun

1

: a network of individuals (such as friends, acquaintances, and coworkers) connected by interpersonal relationships

2

: an online service or site through which people create and maintain interpersonal relationships

… scammers reaching out to victims over … social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn …

—Thomas Brewster

Examples of social network in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dating, shopping, algorithmic feeds, ad networks, AI-powered glasses—Facebook (and other social networks like it) became integrated into our entire lives. — Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

However, just over a week before the election, Expo magazine published a report alleging that a civil servant working in parliament for the Sweden Democrats had spread Russian state narratives on social networks. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Instagram was born as a social network before becoming a commercial fixture for the fashion industry — part advertising channel, part campaign platform, part digital storefront. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

Over the last five years, efforts to make social networks Facebook and Instagram safer for young people have erupted across courts, classrooms and capitals. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for social network

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