social media

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)

Examples of social media in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

She’s seen during a dance rehearsal, a silly social media clip, and onstage from their Lollapalooza set, the latter of which came before her announcement in February to step away from Katseye. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Co-owner Alexandre Tsalko’s social media announcement expressed thanks to loyal customers. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Millions of Americans are still searching online what foods to avoid, and watching social media prevention rituals, trying to solve a problem that was never theirs alone to solve. — Katrine Wallace, STAT, 15 July 2026

More details were unveiled this morning about plans for a midnight social media curfew for older teens. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for social media

• comedia
• commedia
• cyclopaedia
• cyclopedia
• hypermedia
• intermedia
• multimedia
• encyclopaedia
• encyclopedia

Kids Definition

social media

singular or plural noun

: forms of electronic communication (as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)