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

This online presence includes social media platforms used for propaganda, communication and recruitment, creating a challenge for governments and platforms alike to manage the spread of extremist content in hopes of preventing potential violence. —Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025

The Fox News personality wrote on social media to grieve Kirk’s death. —Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' Denver field division office said on social media that it was involved in the investigation. —Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

Videos circulating on social media appeared to show a bullet strike Kirk in the neck while speaking before a crowd, while others show people rushing out of a courtyard. —Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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)