socializes

present tense third-person singular of socialize
as in mingles
to take part in social activities he likes to socialize with his coworkers after work ends

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Recent Examples of socializes The town also hosts community get-togethers and socializes throughout the neighborhood's plazas, courtyards and other hangout areas. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 In fact, road-tripping with your pup strengthens your bond and socializes them in ways that staying home doesn’t. Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026 We are being billed based on an obsolete business model that privatizes the profits and socializes the costs. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026 Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental condition that manifests differently from person to person but commonly affects how a person communicates, socializes and interacts with the world. Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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Verb
  • Julianne Hough mingles with the crowd, as does Arian Moayed; Anna Wintour daughter Bee Carrozzini, who hosts her own cake-happy theater party every year, holds court with Fiona Rudin.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2026
  • Bar Tab Taran Dugal mingles at a West Village art-salon-cocktail-lounge.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Tarr mixes professional and amateur performers, yet demands the same unrehearsed naturalism from each.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2026
  • Every piece mixes and matches with the rest, so a handful of items turns into a long list of outfits.
    Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The two-time Oscar winner, who was born in Concord and grew up in the East Bay, associates that sign with some of his favorite Bay Area childhood memories.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • The third vessel, for example, contains circular discs symbolizing water, which Chan associates with rebirth.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

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