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

That afternoon, Riley was filming promotional shorts with Palmer for the movie-review social network Letterboxd. —Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026

In social networks, concentration formed at the platform level. —David Liberman, Fortune, 16 May 2026

Many explanations of viral marketing draw on theories of interpersonal influence, especially the idea that opinion leaders help spread media messages through social networks. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026

Cariello said Cox also appears to apply in a lawsuit that music publishers filed against the X social network, which involves users uploading music to the platform. —ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for social network

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