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

Beirich, the extremism researcher, said the signals from the highest ranks of the Republican party from the White House — including social media posts echoing white supremacists messages — are being heard across the party. —Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026

Based on his campaign messaging and social media posts, Jackson has been sharply critical of Crockett. —Briauna Brown, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026

Fox’s memoir Down the Drain about her rise from tumultuous youth to dominatrix to multi-hyphenate fashionista-actress and social media influencer became a New York Times bestseller. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026

The piece wouldn't be officially released online for some time, but a stray audience member or two recorded a bootleg of the screen inside the theater and posted it to social media. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 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)