as in to mingle
to take part in social activities
he likes to socialize with his coworkers after work ends
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Recent Examples of socialize
Doors open at 10:30 a.m., for socializing and shopping from online vendors.
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Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
Young people explained they had been socialized to anticipate workplace surveillance—one structured not by current employee monitoring, but instead by the acts of potential—or imagined—surveillance.
—Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Miles Teller and Zac Efron were seen hanging out in the back of the tavern, socializing and taking photos with Barkley amid his circle.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Stimson and Bean socialized with their colleagues regularly.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sharon Hlapcich, Orange County Register, 20 Feb. 2025
Young people explained they had been socialized to anticipate workplace surveillance—one structured not by current employee monitoring, but instead by the acts of potential—or imagined—surveillance.
—Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Miles Teller and Zac Efron were seen hanging out in the back of the tavern, socializing and taking photos with Barkley amid his circle.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Stimson and Bean socialized with their colleagues regularly.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for socialize
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“Socialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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