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
Lesnar smiled as Femi writhed in pain from the multiple finishing moves.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
But during the aufguss ceremony at BASIN Glacial Waters, people smiled and laughed and swayed to the music, and Kyan’s dance-like towel moves distracted me from the discomfort of the heat.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
Dinah smiled more widely than ever.
—Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
From the sideline, Glasco smiled.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The Williston police officer assigned to DeChambeau smiled when asked about his great gig for the week.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Here, the family of four smiled together in 2014 at the EE British Academy Film Awards.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Having spent the previous eight months under college football's media microscope, the sixth-year senior smiled when reporters asked about his summer plans once spring practice wrapped up.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The landlord smiled, shaking his head.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
But during the aufguss ceremony at BASIN Glacial Waters, people smiled and laughed and swayed to the music, and Kyan’s dance-like towel moves distracted me from the discomfort of the heat.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
Dinah smiled more widely than ever.
—Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
From the sideline, Glasco smiled.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The Williston police officer assigned to DeChambeau smiled when asked about his great gig for the week.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Here, the family of four smiled together in 2014 at the EE British Academy Film Awards.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Having spent the previous eight months under college football's media microscope, the sixth-year senior smiled when reporters asked about his summer plans once spring practice wrapped up.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The landlord smiled, shaking his head.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smiled
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Watching Woolery climb the UCLA RBI record book, Grant grinned and reveled in it.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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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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Another customer, Lee Howell, laughed nervously when asked if Joe’s was the world’s best.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleges Abdulai’s superior laughed at her and took no action.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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“Smiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smiled. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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