social network

[soh-shuhl net-wurk] / ˈsoʊ ʃəl ˈnɛtˌwɜrk /

NOUN

online community of people

Synonyms

STRONGEST

online community social media network

Example Sentences

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Meta has recently acquired Singaporean AI agent company Manus and the AI social network Moltbook.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Google, meanwhile, says YouTube is not a social network.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

AI chat bot Grok has its own account on the X social network allowing users to interact with it.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

My story this week explained the phenomenon, which grew even more viral after bots in the army Steinberger unleashed began posting strange and fantastical musings on a social network called “Moltbook.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

From her involvement with the local chapter of her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and her choice of a church, Carver Presbyterian, Katherine gained a strong social network and a new best friend.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly