social media

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)

Examples of social media in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Frida’s upcoming offering is apparently not the type of April Fool’s Day ploy that many brands have resorted to in recent years to create social media hype around their products. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025

Even more telling, according to Sun, was that Chinese authorities let the meme coin trend on social media for days. —Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Here’s Who Earns More As the oldest Paul brother continues expanding his career beyond social media into professional wrestling, boxing exhibitions, and successful product launches, his bank account has seen some major growth. —Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025

But maybe the greatest sin of all of this is how, as social media has been flooded by pure slop masquerading as Ghibli work, one of the company’s greatest and most eternally relevant films has returned to theaters now, more beautiful and brilliant than ever. —Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for social media

• comedia
• commedia
• cyclopaedia
• cyclopedia
• hypermedia
• intermedia
• multimedia
• encyclopaedia
• encyclopedia

Kids Definition

social media

singular or plural noun

: forms of electronic communication (as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)