as in mingling
to take part in social activities
he likes to socialize with his coworkers after work ends
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Recent Examples of socializing
Yang says the events are meant to recreate the feeling of socializing before smartphones dominated daily life.
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Erika Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Rather, your neighbors probably got used to socializing with the same people and simply don’t think of adding you to the guest list.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
What the game of bridge was to socializing in the 1950s, fantasy sports is in the modern era.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
To them, he will be remembered as a cold, heartless businessman and a shamefully unkind man of the cloth who focused way too much on socializing, traveling and furthering his own agenda.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
An aerial survey team of South Carolina wildlife officials have spotted groups of seven or eight whales socializing, something that hasn’t happened in a while, Thompson of Georgia DNR said.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Beer companies, unsurprisingly, have embraced this line of thinking, with several advertising their products as a solution to a lack of socializing.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
Armani also paid special attention to the well-being of the yacht’s 19-member crew, creating discreet stairways, generous sleeping spaces, and their own dedicated deck forward of the wheelhouse for socializing.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
The suite itself is pure luxury, featuring a spacious living area with plush seating, multiple televisions for instant replays, a dining room perfect for socializing, and a thoughtful design meant for both comfort and celebration.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Erika Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Rather, your neighbors probably got used to socializing with the same people and simply don’t think of adding you to the guest list.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
What the game of bridge was to socializing in the 1950s, fantasy sports is in the modern era.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
To them, he will be remembered as a cold, heartless businessman and a shamefully unkind man of the cloth who focused way too much on socializing, traveling and furthering his own agenda.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
An aerial survey team of South Carolina wildlife officials have spotted groups of seven or eight whales socializing, something that hasn’t happened in a while, Thompson of Georgia DNR said.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Beer companies, unsurprisingly, have embraced this line of thinking, with several advertising their products as a solution to a lack of socializing.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
Armani also paid special attention to the well-being of the yacht’s 19-member crew, creating discreet stairways, generous sleeping spaces, and their own dedicated deck forward of the wheelhouse for socializing.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
The suite itself is pure luxury, featuring a spacious living area with plush seating, multiple televisions for instant replays, a dining room perfect for socializing, and a thoughtful design meant for both comfort and celebration.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socializing
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Those mingling throughout included a mix of actors and music artists, among them Will Price, Mckenna Grace, Flowerovlove, Odessa Young, Ji-Young Yoo, Julia Butters and Odeya Rush.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The campaign features the trio mingling at a wedding and mayhem ensuing when a Bud Light keg rolls down a steel hill.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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By adjusting slurry mixing and drying protocols alone, the team reduced internal ionic resistance in their test electrodes by up to 40 percent.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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If the tea tastes too strong, consider mixing your concoction with another beverage, such as green tea or cold lemonade.—
PubSubHub User,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This rhetoric is employed to justify the state taking life, by associating the dead with national villainy.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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This result is likely because of stereotypes associating Asian American students with higher GPAs and Black students with lower GPAs.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Socializing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socializing. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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