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
Carpenter asked, as Fogelmanis smiled and held up his hands to receive the pink handcuffs.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But good fortune smiled a few minutes later to knot the game at 2-2.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Mamdani smiled for the camera and received a roaring ovation from the Kings Theater audience.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
This neat tablemate nodded and smiled.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Celebrini and Smith mostly smiled, answered the questions, and politely complied with the request in a video that had close to 400,000 views as of early Wednesday.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
When Boulez became impatient, Dohnányi smiled broadly.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Leaning from the windows, the passengers smiled and waved to cheering crowds eagerly awaiting their return.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But good fortune smiled a few minutes later to knot the game at 2-2.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Mamdani smiled for the camera and received a roaring ovation from the Kings Theater audience.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
This neat tablemate nodded and smiled.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Celebrini and Smith mostly smiled, answered the questions, and politely complied with the request in a video that had close to 400,000 views as of early Wednesday.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
When Boulez became impatient, Dohnányi smiled broadly.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Leaning from the windows, the passengers smiled and waved to cheering crowds eagerly awaiting their return.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smiled
Verb
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Jameson grinned in the photo as his proud dad snapped his picture.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The minister grinned, refused to commit himself, and then stood up for a round of photographs.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Foreign dignitaries and leaders openly laughed at the president during a 2018 United Nations General Assembly address.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jeter quipped as Betts laughed.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Smiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smiled. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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