sociality

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Recent Examples of sociality Bats are very social creatures, but their sociality comes in many forms. Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025 Add to this the sociality motivation our deep need for companionship, which spikes in moments of loneliness. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Smallville was a petri dish for virtual sociality; rather than watching cells multiply, Park observed the agents gradually coalescing from individual nodes into a unified network. Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025 The population of orangutans followed in the study is unique in its routine tool use and level of sociality—both things that require a lot of cognitive energy. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sociality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociality
Noun
  • This ancient beverage, derived from the roots of the Piper methysticum plant, is typically consumed to produce sedative and euphoric effects that might increase sociability and reduce anxiety.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Takefumi explored whether dog ownership could affect sociability by exposing mice to the oral microbiomes found in the dog-owning group, then assessed their social behaviors.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But many in Europe are concerned about his potential friendliness with the Kremlin.
    Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Creators on DeviantArt enjoy the convenience, security, and user-friendliness of modern internet retail platforms combined with the broad reach and audience-building features of mainstream social media.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This dynamic creates a feedback loop in which users reward agreeableness with engagement, and AI companies are incentivized to optimize a model to exploit agreeableness.
    Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
  • As millions of people turn to AI for companionship and guidance, that agreeableness may pose a subtle but serious threat.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Indianapolis didn't crack Nextdoor's list of the 20 friendliest cities in Indiana, but its separate ranking of neighborhoods in the Indy metro area finds plenty of cordiality in Central Indiana.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Liberated from this approach to economic warfare, relations with allies may recover some of their former cordiality.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But one suspected the real reason for Huang’s geniality lay elsewhere.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.
    William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Surely there was something more beneath all this mild pleasantness, some edge of resentment, a few shards of indignation on the brink of cutting through.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But despite the pleasantness, there are still some areas where the graphics are lacking.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • He was dressed in a T-shirt and a tracksuit jacket, and spoke with an offbeat affability—a holdover from Boulder’s hippie days.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Despite his aura of affability, D’Amaro fought to win every match.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026

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“Sociality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociality. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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