1
as in grinned
to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward
the soldier smiled in pleasure when he saw the giant sign welcoming him home
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as in laughed
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
smiled at their ridiculous antics and walked away in disgust
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Recent Examples of smiled
The mom-to-be smiled down at her husband in one photo, and was pictured standing by herself outside in a few others.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Told that the women would have won if the event were singles matches only and the endurance issue would have mattered a bit more, Waters smiled.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
In the team’s opening match against South Korea, the squad stood silent during the national anthem as Iranian head coach Marziyeh Jafari, also silent, smiled at her team.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Still, general manager Brett Veach smiled on Thursday when asked if this impending draft next week in Pittsburgh felt different because of all that looms over it.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
In particular, efforts to clean up your environment or contribute to your neighborhood ambiance are smiled upon by the universe today.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
Marcano wore her hair in braids and smiled often.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Family friends and relatives testified at trial that Broadnax was always hungry, never smiled, and often had visible injuries.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Told that the women would have won if the event were singles matches only and the endurance issue would have mattered a bit more, Waters smiled.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
In the team’s opening match against South Korea, the squad stood silent during the national anthem as Iranian head coach Marziyeh Jafari, also silent, smiled at her team.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Still, general manager Brett Veach smiled on Thursday when asked if this impending draft next week in Pittsburgh felt different because of all that looms over it.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
In particular, efforts to clean up your environment or contribute to your neighborhood ambiance are smiled upon by the universe today.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
Marcano wore her hair in braids and smiled often.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Family friends and relatives testified at trial that Broadnax was always hungry, never smiled, and often had visible injuries.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smiled
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Assaidi, who grinned widely as he was led out of an NYPD stationhouse on his way to court for his arraignment, did not have any prior arrests, police said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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As the others grinned and grimaced at their rivals’ responses, Becerra was as stone-faced as Buster Keaton.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of the afternoon, guests laughed about, grappled with, and sometimes politely skirted around the same gendered tropes that have existed for centuries, the conversation turning serious in some moments and silly in others.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
22 Apr. 2026
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Parishioners prayed, laughed and shared a meal.—
María Teresa Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Smiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smiled. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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