as in to mingle
to take part in social activities
he likes to socialize with his coworkers after work ends
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Recent Examples of socialize
Redds has found his forever home with a veterinarian who understands his needs and even takes him into work to socialize.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
More than 80 percent of the school principals surveyed in New South Wales later said that students had become less distracted, learning had improved, and socializing had increased.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Lifestyle changes that are part of the diet include eating with friends and family, socializing over meals, mindfully eating favorite foods, as well as mindful movement and exercise.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The bathhouse is also phone-free so that everyone can relax and socialize instead of staring at screens.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
More than 80 percent of the school principals surveyed in New South Wales later said that students had become less distracted, learning had improved, and socializing had increased.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Lifestyle changes that are part of the diet include eating with friends and family, socializing over meals, mindfully eating favorite foods, as well as mindful movement and exercise.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The bathhouse is also phone-free so that everyone can relax and socialize instead of staring at screens.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
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On the platform, around the clock, the racket of metal bore pipes and machinery, the drilling grime and the speckled mud mingled with the quieter, cleaner work of scientists in trailers converted to pristine labs and processing posts.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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These events not only rival theaters for capacity, but their multipurpose nature allows people to mix and mingle around the film.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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With a 63-minute rain delay mixed into the third quarter, the Eagles outscored the Cowboys by a pedestrian 3-0 margin to walk away with a 24-20 victory.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Two Ohio men and 22 Chinese nationals are charged with trafficking drugs to mix with fentanyl and increase its strength, federal officials announced Wednesday.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Socialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialize. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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