the social
noun
British, somewhat informal
: money provided by a government program to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed
He's living on the social now.
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This notion has gone by the wayside because the social contract between home and school is no longer enforced.
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Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False A spokesperson for Truth Social's parent company said the claim is false and the social media platform has never been available in the country.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Ed Martin, the U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C., was also tagged in the social media post.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta AI will soon become one of the social media company’s standalone apps, joining Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, CNBC has learned.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False A spokesperson for Truth Social's parent company said the claim is false and the social media platform has never been available in the country.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Ed Martin, the U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C., was also tagged in the social media post.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta AI will soon become one of the social media company’s standalone apps, joining Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, CNBC has learned.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the social
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“The social.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20social. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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