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
Shortly after scoring the Phillies’ second run in a series-clinching 2-0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Bader saved what might have been a home run, then chest-bumped Marsh as closer Jhoan Duran smiled on the mound.
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the bad weather, the Princess of Wales smiled and chatted with the children while holding her black umbrella.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 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
Elsewhere in the carousel, Romeo posed for a picture from what appeared to be a surfboard and smiled at the camera while behind the wheel of a boat.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Some of the guys smiled and giggled throughout her introduction, which stoked plenty of ire from viewers online.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Zelenskyy took the hint, spun around and smiled for the cameras.
—ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
The room, filled with Neuralink employees, erupted in applause as Arbaugh—who dislocated two of his vertebrae in a swimming accident in 2016 and has since lost sensation and movement below his shoulders—smiled ear-to-ear in his chair, a red Texas A&M hat planted on his head.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the bad weather, the Princess of Wales smiled and chatted with the children while holding her black umbrella.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 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
Elsewhere in the carousel, Romeo posed for a picture from what appeared to be a surfboard and smiled at the camera while behind the wheel of a boat.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Some of the guys smiled and giggled throughout her introduction, which stoked plenty of ire from viewers online.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Zelenskyy took the hint, spun around and smiled for the cameras.
—ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
The room, filled with Neuralink employees, erupted in applause as Arbaugh—who dislocated two of his vertebrae in a swimming accident in 2016 and has since lost sensation and movement below his shoulders—smiled ear-to-ear in his chair, a red Texas A&M hat planted on his head.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smiled
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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
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Lockwood looked up and grinned.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Prescott first spat at the ground in Carter’s direction, smiled and laughed.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Levack laughed remembering Miller’s idea.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Smiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smiled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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