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as in outgoing
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
not exactly the social sort, our boss generally stays in his office and keeps to himself
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as in colonial
tending to group with others of the same kind
dogs are social animals, preferring by nature to be part of a pack
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as in tea party
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Recent Examples of social
News Desk, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2025
In this scenario, TikTok would die a slow death, as its technology degrades and its social fabric weakens with users departing for other platforms.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Surrey singer Raman Bains sees the next generation of Punjabi artists looking for that one viral hit on socials that can launch them and laments the lack of support for building careers.
—Devon Leger, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Both photographers placed their art in the service of advocacy and fostering human connection, their respective practices at once embodying and expanding on Parks’s commitment to social justice and community engagement.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2025
In this scenario, TikTok would die a slow death, as its technology degrades and its social fabric weakens with users departing for other platforms.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
Proposals range from tutoring services for special needs students, public art projects, youth programs, block parties to ice cream socials.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Surrey singer Raman Bains sees the next generation of Punjabi artists looking for that one viral hit on socials that can launch them and laments the lack of support for building careers.
—Devon Leger, SPIN, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for social
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The incoming governor is (rightly) putting daylight between himself and the outgoing guy.TJ Martinell | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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Israel and Hamas are also under pressure from outgoing President Biden and Trump to reach a deal before the Jan. 20 inauguration.Wafaa Shurafa and Natalie Melzer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Time and again—from the United States to Canada, Australia, South Africa, Israel, and elsewhere—land has been a crucial tool in constructing and deepening racial hierarchies that subordinate indigenous groups to colonial populations who deem themselves racially superior.Michael Albertus, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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Some countries with long exposure to colonial elections, such as India and Jamaica, had a nonwhite middle class that spoke the colonizer’s language and lobbied the metropole state for electoral representation.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Best Paired With: Tea cakes or scones for an elevated tea party.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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The space hosts a variety of special festive culinary experiences throughout the holiday season such as an afternoon tea party with Mrs. Claus, an ugly sweater bar crawl and a Nutcracker inspired burlesque show with speciality seasonal cocktails.Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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However, some breeds tend to be friendlier to felines than others.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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When the Bushes entered the aisle, walking right past the Trumps, George gave Barack a friendly tap on the belly with his knuckles and kept on moving toward his seat.Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Our story never failed to charm at cocktail parties.Rebecca Collins Jordan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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While the couple shared a kiss while decked out in cocktail party attire, there were plenty of cozy makeup free moments as well.Glamour, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2025
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In an even less hospitable part of Utah Territory, an injured horse prompts Isaac to stop for the night, the rest of which is spent getting to know his companions a bit better.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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The weather was relatively hospitable for late December on the future site of the Mall of America.Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
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Oral antibiotics may be used to resolve bacterial infections and parasitic ones like giardiasis.Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Her death was likely due to a parasitic wasp–as Main’s team noticed that her burrow cover had been pierced.Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Burning Blake Alex Boyd Some people would burn Blake to boil tea, if need be.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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This Journal, which sold over 3 million copies, encouraged pre-teens and up to be creative by literally destroying the pages in the notebook with tea, scissors, water, dirt, and other mediums usually avoided by journalers.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Social.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/social. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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