as in kissed
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 smooched
Thomas Lennon smooched a pooch, and Falkor glided through the halls of the Indiana Convention Center.
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Max Gersh, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
At the rainy London premiere of Kidman's 2014 film Paddington, the two smooched on the red carpet.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Max Gersh, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
At the rainy London premiere of Kidman's 2014 film Paddington, the two smooched on the red carpet.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smooched
kissed
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The actress could be seen posing in the snow with her pregnant belly out as Allen kissed her stomach.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
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Zohran Mamdani turned and kissed his wife, Rama Duwaji, a stylish and formidable artist.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Smooched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smooched. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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