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socialize

[soh-shuh-lahyz] / ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlaɪz /


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The banya, in turn, became a place to meet, socialize and maintain a sense of community outside the synagogue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

They need to socialize a language of accountability that promotes rule of law, democracy, and due process while eschewing talk of retribution, retaliation, or political payback.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Meals can be a time to socialize and deepen bonds with family and friends.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Military strategist Mick Ryan says the world’s bad actors have formed a “new adversary learning and adaptation bloc” to socialize the lessons of warfare from Ukraine and the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

You study and live and socialize in a community.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

One socializes with friends: Forty years in Charlottesville has brought me many smart and genial ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Karan says he socializes and eats at indoor restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024

He works in an office plaza, lives in a shoebox apartment with vellum-thin walls and socializes at his choice of nearby casual dining establishments with names like Flingers and Chotchkie's Bar & Grill.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024

Mr. Khan socializes with F.B.I. agents, prison guards, military lawyers and top prison officials during “religious feasts, social meetings and meetings regarding detention-related issues,” Colonel Jemmott said in an affidavit.

From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022

I start to see that the Internet is the way she travels; the way she socializes; the way she feels like part of things.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

“I think having been socialized like so many other women, that we’re supposed to support men, I said: ‘Oh, it’s okay Cesar,’” she told the interviewer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.

From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026

Its socialized health system recommends fewer vaccines than most countries in the West because some diseases like hepatitis B are less prevalent there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

Men — and this is not an excuse — are often not socialized to step in on these terms.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025

Louie swam in the lakes, ate appalling quantities of food, and socialized.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

But as they—and the estimated 54.4 million children enrolled in K–12 schools in the United States—transition from open-ended summer days to structured school days, they’ll be spending less time outside or socializing freely with friends.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The findings suggest that everyday patterns, such as waking, eating, working, socializing, and going to bed at similar times, may support better overall well-being.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

They are stripped of their passports, assigned minders, forbidden from socializing with the locals, and in some cases forbidden to go out after 6 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

And by the end of my night, strangers were socializing, showing off their painted cookie creations, sharing Banksy tidbits and asking for recommendations on various vinaigrette combinations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

They had not been socializing much in London anyway.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman


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