smooch

as in to kiss
to touch one another with the lips as a sign of love a couple smooching in a dark corner

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Recent Examples of smooch In photos of the pair smooching at midnight, fans quickly recognized the iconic architecture, namely the gold, arching ceilings. Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025 Unlike most of the other men, Spencer didn’t choose to smooch any other women during the chemistry test — and he was rewarded with a very steamy kiss with Jess, who also rejected everyone else. EW.com, 15 July 2025 Bryan and Amaya split the $100k and smooched off into the sunset at the end of Sunday night’s climactic two-hour finale. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 July 2025 The Black Widow actress and Wicked actor made headlines when they were photographed smooching on the red carpet at the film’s London and New York City premieres last month. Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for smooch
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kiss
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  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pressing charges against a man who was caught on camera touching and attempting to kiss her during a public appearance on Tuesday.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In a separate celebratory speech that evening, the pair shared another sweet moment at the podium in which Mamdani kissed her on the cheek.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Smooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smooch. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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