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

Her older sister, Dixie, also has a social media presence and modeling career. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

But reports of such cases are growing nationally, alongside social media addiction, so Taylor is planning to add a new standard category—chatbot/social media—to the paperwork that his patients fill out when seeking psychiatric evaluations. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

The announcement sparked backlash on social media in a country where high ministerial salaries are a sensitive topic, with the median monthly income at S$5,775 ($4,500) last year. — John Liu, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Brian Vickers unleashed a rare, cryptic statement via his social media accounts this week, seemingly referring to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 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)