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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Also, the day care staff sat with the parents, which affected the social scene for everyone.
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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026
With micro-dramas, if audiences don’t respond on the day a title is released, the social-media algorithm stops promoting it, and Zhou immediately changes what he green-lights.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The company owns Grok, an AI chatbot, as well as the social platform X, formerly Twitter.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Eventually, Deckinga had up to 10 accounts, as the social media service attempted to play whack-a-mole.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026
With micro-dramas, if audiences don’t respond on the day a title is released, the social-media algorithm stops promoting it, and Zhou immediately changes what he green-lights.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
The company owns Grok, an AI chatbot, as well as the social platform X, formerly Twitter.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Eventually, Deckinga had up to 10 accounts, as the social media service attempted to play whack-a-mole.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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 28 Apr. 2026.
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