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socialization

[soh-shuh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌsoʊ ʃə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /


NOUN
adoption of community norms and behaviors
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acculturation enculturation
STRONG
WEAK
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And what was left, once memories of the crisis faded, were the harms of the choices we made to cope with a whole host of unknowns: the learning losses, socialization issues, and shuttered businesses.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Noah Neiman, co-founder of the Rumble boxing chain, recently opened in the neighborhood the Pack, a self-defense and group-fitness studio that he believes will tap in to Americans’ heightened health consciousness and socialization post pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Perks include more freedom, more time, an abundance of choices, more socialization, and even less socialization for those who only want to stay at home.

From Salon Mar. 3, 2026

Most of these children were born during the pandemic and spent much of their infancy quarantined indoors, their earliest socialization filtered through the blue light of tablets and television, Aguet said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

She had had regular medical checkups, plenty of socialization, and plenty of enrichment: library story-time, infant swim, mommy-and-me music classes.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng



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