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
This time in response, the president smiled.
—
Jillian Frankel, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Asked what his father would think about the Overland Park restaurant, Eid smiled.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Bosa also smiled when asked about Jones.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Machado, who is hosting Stewart at his home while the Reds are in town, smiled briefly after Stewart passed.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The couple smiled at each other, nose-to-nose, as their little boy lay on Carlin's chest.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
God has smiled upon the Bachelor franchise.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Soboleva handed her a few pieces of paper and smiled.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
This time last week, on the far side of forever, someone else smiled first.
—Jasmine Baehr , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Jillian Frankel, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Asked what his father would think about the Overland Park restaurant, Eid smiled.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Bosa also smiled when asked about Jones.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Machado, who is hosting Stewart at his home while the Reds are in town, smiled briefly after Stewart passed.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The couple smiled at each other, nose-to-nose, as their little boy lay on Carlin's chest.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
God has smiled upon the Bachelor franchise.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Soboleva handed her a few pieces of paper and smiled.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
This time last week, on the far side of forever, someone else smiled first.
—Jasmine Baehr , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smiled
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The Broncos linebacker grinned Sunday night at his locker, validated.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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She was dressed in green and gold and had a beaming smile on her face as Justin grinned at her.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Close enough to feel, far enough that our guides only laughed.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Seinfeld said sarcastically to the hecklers as the audience laughed and cheered.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Smiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smiled. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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