as in kissing
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 smooching
In photos of the pair smooching at midnight, fans quickly recognized the iconic architecture, namely the gold, arching ceilings.
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Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smooching
kissing
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After not being seen together again for a few months, Perry and Trudeau were then photographed in September, hugging and kissing on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Before that moment, photos had surfaced of Perry and Trudeau kissing on a yacht, following earlier sightings of them dining together in Canada shortly after Trudeau attended Perry’s July concert in Montreal.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Smooching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smooching. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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