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The pair reunited at the Palm Springs International Film Awards and smooched on the cheek.—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026 On Monday, the actress shared her latest Instagram carousel, which showed the actor smooching Alba on the cheek.—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
Their goodbye kiss is unmistakably the kind of smooch shared by two people who are more than just each other's hookups.—Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2026 Iglesias had a million smooches for his baby girl in March 2018.—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smooch