social
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- adjective
- /ˈsoʊʃəl/
- Many animals exhibit complex social behaviors that improve their chances of survival in a group.
- a social worker
- social work
- social media
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- And also it's, it is their entire social world now.
- But let's let's talk about a social problem like low SES.
- And this was all about social factions in Great Britain.
- I do think that our social mobility is pitiful.
- It's just not part of my inner social circle like it once was.
- The demand for social order pulls the supply.
- You see, they're not picking up on social cues, right?
- So Clubhouse is this new social media platform.
- And Nietzsche blew that up on a sort of social level as well.
- But a lot of jobs they require also social skills and motor skills.
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As suggested in the present study, hospice social workers want more education about dementia care.
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You see, they're not picking up on social cues, right?
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And also it's, it is their entire social world now.
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The connection is certainly there in terms of social cultural forms.
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This trend is known as the social network effect.
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Question it in the social circle, does it fit?
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The act of students becoming members of college social systems is vital to student retention.
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His 2009 work The Idea of Justice argues that social justice cannot be easily defined.
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Overall, older Kurds received a moderate amount of social support from family members and friends.
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Part of the problem could be stress from their academic, social, athletic, and overscheduled lives.
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Synonyms
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4.4
Relating to human society and how people live and work together
Antonyms
Idioms
To improve social position by getting more money, education, or important friends
Compounds
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2.8
A United States government program that gives money to people who are retired, disabled, or unemployed
- Texting
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2.3
Websites or apps that let people share messages, photos, and videos online
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2.6
A number the United States gives to people to show who they are, pay taxes, and get government benefits
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A large group of people who work together to bring social or political change
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An organized way people and groups like families and governments are connected in a society
- Formal
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An agreement among people to give up some freedoms for safety and order
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3.0
A United States government agency that gives retirement, disability, and survivor benefits
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A political belief that uses democracy to make the economy fairer and support people's basic needs
- Specialized
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The ways a group or society uses rules and pressure to make people behave
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A person who arranges and answers social invitations and plans events and appointments
- Specialized
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The way people in a group relate to each other and have different roles
- Formal
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A planned effort to change life in a community or improve people's living conditions
- Offensive
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A person who tries to join richer, more powerful people to gain higher status
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A political party that wants a slow change from capitalism to democratic socialism
- Formal
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Money the government gives to people or families who have little money
- Texting
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A page on a social media site that shows your information and posts
- Specialized
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A strong, lasting fear of meeting or talking with people because you worry about being judged
- Texting
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3.2
A website or app that helps people connect and share messages and photos
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Moving your body to music at parties or events for people to enjoy and meet others
- Specialized
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4.0
An insect that lives in a group called a colony and works together with others
- Neologism
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Keeping a safe distance from other people to avoid spreading disease
- Offensive
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A person who loudly supports causes for equal rights in a showy or self-important way
- Formal
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A United Nations body that coordinates economic and social programs
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A person who helps hospital patients with emotional, family, and practical needs
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A person who studies how people live and behave in families and communities
- Offensive
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A person who supports very strict social rules and refuses to accept people who are different
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4.6
An illness that spreads through sexual contact, like syphilis or gonorrhea
- Offensive
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An idea that mixes left-wing policies with strict government control and limits freedom
- Specialized
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The spread of one culture's values and ways that weakens local cultures
How Social
Surface Forms
Etymology
Social comes from the Latin word socius meaning 'companion' and is the same root as society. So social describes how people or animals live and act together in groups.