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adjective

ˈsō-shəl How to pronounce social (audio)
Definition of socialnext
1
as in outgoing
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others not exactly the social sort, our boss generally stays in his office and keeps to himself

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2
as in colonial
tending to group with others of the same kind dogs are social animals, preferring by nature to be part of a pack

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social

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noun

as in tea party

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Recent Examples of social
Adjective
Mitchell is a member of Sac Ohana, a social group of local tiki enthusiasts. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 Church buildings are not meant to only be museums or social centers. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Noun
In 2025, the chamber held its inaugural member celebration as a Friday afternoon member social at Nestldown. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026 News alerts across her socials had mentioned an active ICE operation in the area. — Jason Parham, Wired News, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for social
Recent Examples of Synonyms for social
  1. outgoing
  2. colonial
  3. tea party
  4. friendly
  5. associational
  6. tea
  7. convivial
  8. parasitic
Adjective
  • Zelenskyy met separately Tuesday with outgoing defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a 35-year-old tech-savvy entrepreneur credited with swiftly developing Ukraine’s drone technology that has given it a battlefield edge.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Haley, president of the Arizona State Board of Education, was endorsed by outgoing state Treasurer Kimberly Yee.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of outgoing
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  • Malaysia shares historical and cultural ties through a common British colonial legacy, while Thailand’s geographic proximity to Myanmar creates natural opportunities for cross-border storytelling.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • In recent years, Indonesia has stepped up its efforts to recover cultural artifacts that were collected, stolen and trafficked during its colonial-era.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026
Definition of colonial
Noun
  • Centrists warned that a bizarro left-leaning tea party would, like its right-wing antecedent, throw away winnable seats.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • The tea party emerged during Barack Obama’s presidency as a far-right ideological movement with an ostensible focus on fiscal conservatism.
    — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Definition of tea party
Adjective
  • The real-estate people who stand to profit from conversion projects claim (unsurprisingly) that adding union-friendly requirements would make their math impossible, effectively killing a program that is already bearing fruit.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • But astronaut Stu Roosa started a friendly collaboration that spanned the country and continues today.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of friendly
Adjective
  • Defendants contest only that CASA has not satisfied the first requirement for such associational standing.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of associational
Noun
  • The employees got sausage rolls, tea boxes and sat on the dais where Andy Walker, Team England’s communications lead, held news conferences for a player.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • As trial evidence accumulates, expect state health departments, Medicare wellness materials and Alzheimer’s advocacy groups to point more explicitly toward berries, tea and apples.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of tea
Adjective
  • But after a morning of pastoral Tyrolean views, followed by a convivial lunch at a lakefront restaurant, my commitment to solitude wavered.
    — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • While not fine dining in the truest sense, Mother was a colorful and convivial space to enjoy Venditti’s elevated vegetarian and vegan plates.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of convivial
Adjective
  • The temporary weight loss from parasitic diarrhea also resembles dangerous purging behaviors common to those with bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
    — Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Courtesy of David Bradshaw One of Bradshaw's primary concerns is parasitic mites, which can weaken or kill honeybees and transmit deadly diseases like deformed wing virus.
    — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Definition of parasitic

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“Social.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/social. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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