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socialize

[soh-shuh-lahyz] / ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlaɪz /


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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

I went there daily to help him socialize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

As you age, you may face limitations on your ability to exert agency, socialize often and embrace a cause.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Having a beach key, she said, “doesn’t feel like a club, because you don’t go there to socialize with other people—but it feels like an incredible thing to have.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Most kids probably liked to use their lunch period to, I don’t know, eat lunch and socialize and all that.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

His neighbors include Tom Brady and Jeff Bezos, though Icahn rarely socializes or goes to the island’s exclusive club.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

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

It wasn’t quite a Bond movie, but the trial provided glimpses of the sometimes glamorous locations where the art world lives, socializes and does business.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

The group shoots and socializes near the Spheres for 15 minutes before embarking on a walk through downtown.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

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

“In Western cultures and especially in the U.S., men are just socialized this way,” says Dr. Drew Adelman, a clinical psychologist in Atlanta, GA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

She understands why some people might struggle with cats’ independent nature and the fact that they’re not socialized like dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“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

At the high school down the street, their older brothers and sisters no longer socialized together.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Americans spend less time socializing, and have fewer close friends, than they did a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Speaking of that: It’s not too late to join our series of challenges to help you rediscover the beauty of socializing in a pre-smartphone era.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

So after reading what felt like the hundredth article declaring that my generation had abandoned alcohol, nightlife and socializing altogether, I started wondering whether I was missing something.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 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

Most of the evening is spent in conversation and socializing.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern


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