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Recent Examples of simper
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Today’s announcement marks the emergence of a new GE, a high-tech industrial GE — simper, stronger, a more focused company at the core.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2018
Al Capone lived as a schoolyard bully, died in a simper with a brain et by syphilis, and lives on through eternity as a cigarillo mascot and gimme film role for dark-haired white actors who want a chance to really chew some scenery.
—Paul Dailing, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017
Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025
Edelman brings goofy charm to Adam, a gullible and guileless father of four, while Key is consistently funny as the simpering Ken.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2025
Brewer, particularly, redefines the bullying aristocrat, played in the movie as a simpering sadist, but a more robust, complicated man onstage.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Franco is simpering when he wasn’t distracted, and while Hathaway brings a bit of spirit, most of her lines are only half-funny.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Didn’t want to be a part of that simpering sorority, a keeper of that shameful secret (for so it was considered at the time), that failure.
—Alice McDermott, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
And Grant has made something of a second career out of playing charmingly louche rogues of late, smiling and simpering to perfection as the greedy backstabbing Forge.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2023
Noun
Sandoval, in comparison, sneers and simpers to no success whatsoever; his bad behavior, on and off The Traitors, yields nothing.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Today’s announcement marks the emergence of a new GE, a high-tech industrial GE — simper, stronger, a more focused company at the core.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2018
Al Capone lived as a schoolyard bully, died in a simper with a brain et by syphilis, and lives on through eternity as a cigarillo mascot and gimme film role for dark-haired white actors who want a chance to really chew some scenery.
—Paul Dailing, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017
Verb
Corden’s Yvan, initially a simpering third wheel, becomes the play’s buoyant center as the evening progresses.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025
Edelman brings goofy charm to Adam, a gullible and guileless father of four, while Key is consistently funny as the simpering Ken.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2025
Brewer, particularly, redefines the bullying aristocrat, played in the movie as a simpering sadist, but a more robust, complicated man onstage.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Franco is simpering when he wasn’t distracted, and while Hathaway brings a bit of spirit, most of her lines are only half-funny.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Didn’t want to be a part of that simpering sorority, a keeper of that shameful secret (for so it was considered at the time), that failure.
—Alice McDermott, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
And Grant has made something of a second career out of playing charmingly louche rogues of late, smiling and simpering to perfection as the greedy backstabbing Forge.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simper
Noun
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In a performance space that felt more like an extended living room than a club, Keith Richards surveyed the crowd and flashed a sly smile.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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The interplay of the sparklers with sterling silver or 14-karat yellow gold will flatter every skin tone while putting a smile on every face, making this four-figure investment completely and utterly worth it.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Their enthusiasm for muddy adventures and water play is almost unmatched, often leaving their owners laughing, and, in this case, reaching for the hose.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Byrne and Gaonkar stopped by the after-party, shook some hands, laughed, drank rosé from plastic cups.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The crowd continued cheering for minutes, even-handed in volume but consistent nonetheless, until Lee reemerged with a miniature curtsey, just barely hiding the biggest grin of the night.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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And as Wright reads the message, a grin breaks across his face.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There was no wink, there was no smirk.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fixed with a seemingly permanent half-smile — detractors called it a smirk — Cheney joked about his outsize reputation as a stealthy manipulator.—
Calvin Woodward,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Simper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simper. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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