social function

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Interestingly, these associations between nocturnal sleep and MMS did not affect ratings for the subsequent day, meaning that a good night of sleep following a poor one could be helpful to restore one's social function.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023

Warm but assured in her convictions, she immediately hit it off with Matt when they met at a social function during the summer before their junior years in college.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2023

Parties serve an important social function, Ms. Murthy said, especially for young people trying to build community on the heels of college, the pandemic or both.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

“There is still much work to be done in the area of understanding how oxytocin might be utilized to improve social function in kids with autism,” Pelphrey said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2021

Prognosis: Correspondence between you and your sister cannot serve anything but a purely social function.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote