as in mingling
to take part in social activities
he likes to socialize with his coworkers after work ends
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Recent Examples of socializing
What Thomas does is socializing and normalizing.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The growth in popularity of these events is fueled by a generational shift in socializing, an embrace of sober nightlife alternatives, and community building through culture sharing.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
From healthcare and banking to working and socializing, more and more of life is happening online.
—Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
From chess to boardgames to card games and even drinking style games, the group is on a mission to make socializing easy.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In general, the earlier one starts socializing a puppy to other dogs, the better.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Activities with children, socializing with others and finding ways to express your creative talents will be meaningful for you today.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
For older sharks, the authors said, socializing may not be as integral to survival.
—Brady Dennis The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
This was in the period when the Covid-19 lockdown had only just been lifted and people were reacclimating to socializing.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The growth in popularity of these events is fueled by a generational shift in socializing, an embrace of sober nightlife alternatives, and community building through culture sharing.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
From healthcare and banking to working and socializing, more and more of life is happening online.
—Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
From chess to boardgames to card games and even drinking style games, the group is on a mission to make socializing easy.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In general, the earlier one starts socializing a puppy to other dogs, the better.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Activities with children, socializing with others and finding ways to express your creative talents will be meaningful for you today.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
For older sharks, the authors said, socializing may not be as integral to survival.
—Brady Dennis The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
This was in the period when the Covid-19 lockdown had only just been lifted and people were reacclimating to socializing.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for socializing
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Even the fact that its audiences were made up of Black and white South Africans mingling together was unheard of in a city where the law separated areas and people by race.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Aiden Fox, president of the College Republican at Ohio University, said his contingent from the school is excited about mingling with like-minded conservatives.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Insider experiences include a tour of a private palazzo by a prince no less, a painting class inspired by Caravaggio, and a master class in mixing the perfect aperitivo by resident masters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Available only at the Milan campus for the moment, the core offering of the new educational project will be a three-year undergraduate program starting in October and mixing creative, technical and managerial skills.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hershey Foods, viewing Hersheypark as new and untested, did not want to risk visitors associating its brands with what could be a failing theme park.—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her other daughter, Beatrice, is reportedly also choosing to focus on her family and would like to keep away from publicly associating with her parents.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Socializing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socializing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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