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)
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The same can be said for non-substance addictions, whereby generative AI can drive someone toward gambling disorders, eating disorders, exercising or dieting disorders, shoplifting disorders, video gaming disorders, social media use disorders, and so on.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
This was all without any kind of promotion on social media.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Journey has not addressed the cancellation on social media, but Rodeo Houston, which hosts its rodeo held in the multi-purpose Houston stadium, later shared an official cancellation announcement on Facebook, citing an electrical issue.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
This was all without any kind of promotion on social media.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Journey has not addressed the cancellation on social media, but Rodeo Houston, which hosts its rodeo held in the multi-purpose Houston stadium, later shared an official cancellation announcement on Facebook, citing an electrical issue.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social media
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“Social media.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20media. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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