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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The team is now exploring the social interactions among axolotls and investigating their various temperature preferences.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
That day, state Rep. Laurel Libby used the social media site to identify an athlete who had just rocked a high school track meet.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Full House and Fuller House alum specifically addressed the social media brouhaha over her Paris Olympics post last summer when asked about it on the latest episode of The Vault podcast.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Still, Meta has exceeded EPS forecasts in each of the last four quarters, and analysts expect a positive first-quarter earnings report from the social media giant.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
That day, state Rep. Laurel Libby used the social media site to identify an athlete who had just rocked a high school track meet.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Full House and Fuller House alum specifically addressed the social media brouhaha over her Paris Olympics post last summer when asked about it on the latest episode of The Vault podcast.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Still, Meta has exceeded EPS forecasts in each of the last four quarters, and analysts expect a positive first-quarter earnings report from the social media giant.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 29 Apr. 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 7 May. 2025.
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