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socialize

[soh-shuh-lahyz] / ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlaɪz /


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The 36-year-old said the crop of new clubs attract young people looking for spaces to work, socialize and network.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Gen Z are likely to have one or two drinks and go home early, or to socialize in ways that don’t involve alcohol at all.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Desperate to help her socialize, Bonnie’s parents weigh the costs of getting her a tablet, reluctantly adding one to their cart.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Book clubs would mean assigned reading, the opinions of others shaping my reading experience, having to socialize, the opposite of solitude.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

He had time to socialize, to join all kinds of clubs, and even take weekend road trips around North Carolina with his friends.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Adjusting how you interact with someone who socializes differently doesn’t mean reigning in your personality, says Saad.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 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

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

People who engage in romantic relationships with men — women, femmes, gay men, etc. — are socialized to be ever-forgiving, to have infinite patience and compassion.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.

From Slate Feb. 12, 2026

Black socialized with Jeffrey Epstein and turned to him for tax- and estate-planning advice.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Dec. 29, 2025

She did her graduate work at NYU, and for three weeks the four of us stayed in the city and socialized with her former teachers and classmates—novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, poets.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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

Holliday spends her volunteer time socializing over coffee and the newspaper, helping residents run errands, leading fitness classes on Saturday mornings and organizing game nights.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 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

At various points while watching “Louis C.K.: Ridiculous,” my mind wandered back to the many times such kamikaze socializing missions were thrust upon me when I was a kid.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Move from circle to circle, socializing with everyone like they all know each other?

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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