the social
noun
British, somewhat informal
: money provided by a government program to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed
He's living on the social now.
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Here are a few of this year's most unexpected and fascinating discoveries, ranging from the social lives of dinosaurs to still-undiscovered giants.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
Most people don’t want to be the first to adopt a new technology because of the social risk, and nobody wants to be a laggard either.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
By Christmas Day, the necklace was no longer listed on TikTok Shop, the social media site’s e-commerce platform.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a post on the social platform X that five leases, all on the East Coast, were being paused.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2025
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
Most people don’t want to be the first to adopt a new technology because of the social risk, and nobody wants to be a laggard either.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
By Christmas Day, the necklace was no longer listed on TikTok Shop, the social media site’s e-commerce platform.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a post on the social platform X that five leases, all on the East Coast, were being paused.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the social
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“The social.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20social. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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