social media

NOUN

online means for sharing and connecting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

social platform

STRONG

social media platform social media service social media website social networking website

Example Sentences

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Then that afternoon, President Trump posted on social media that Israel was pulling back in Lebanon, and Hezbollah had agreed to stop shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

People rushed there after seeing videos on social media showing construction work and bulldozers on the beach.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The 19-year-old worked until 03:00 BST with her dad after school, when her online business "sky-rocketed" on social media two years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“The point is simply that counties don’t have the constitutional authority to issue building moratoriums,” he said in a social media post about Hood County.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

BLM began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teenager Trayvon Martin.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler