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

Instead, hatred often arrives through a social media algorithm. —Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Kennedy said in a social media post that her experience with breast cancer patients and early detection will help the Republican administration take on the chronic disease epidemic. —Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026

The category will form part of The Athletic’s annual end-of-season awards show, which will be broadcast later this month across social media, and will be available to listen to as a podcast. —The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Often advertised on Facebook or through other social media, the free meetings are open to everyone and focus on informal, unstructured conversation about mortality. —Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 May 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)