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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
Stunned fans screamed and cheered as Jordan smiled at the camera.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Jordan smiled and posed with his trophy in front of a cheering crowd and a dozen In-N-Out employees having the shift of their lives.
—Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
In his seat, Evans smiled politely.
—Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Dressed in periwinkle, Annie took off her shoes in front of the sunflowers, sat down, squinted into the sunlight and smiled.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Tatum then isolated against the Spurs big man, fooled him with an up-fake, finished at the rim and smiled after being shoved to the ground.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
In the team’s opening match against South Korea, the squad stood silent during the national anthem as Iranian head coach Marziyeh Jafari, also silent, smiled at her team.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Asked about Sabalenka’s comments in a press conference after the match, Osaka smiled.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
As Brady read the sentence, Snyder’s family cried silently and church friends smiled.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Jordan smiled and posed with his trophy in front of a cheering crowd and a dozen In-N-Out employees having the shift of their lives.
—Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026
In his seat, Evans smiled politely.
—Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Dressed in periwinkle, Annie took off her shoes in front of the sunflowers, sat down, squinted into the sunlight and smiled.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Tatum then isolated against the Spurs big man, fooled him with an up-fake, finished at the rim and smiled after being shoved to the ground.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
In the team’s opening match against South Korea, the squad stood silent during the national anthem as Iranian head coach Marziyeh Jafari, also silent, smiled at her team.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Asked about Sabalenka’s comments in a press conference after the match, Osaka smiled.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
As Brady read the sentence, Snyder’s family cried silently and church friends smiled.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smiled
Verb
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Seated backstage in a small dressing room, Tweedy grinned beneath a mop of fuzzy hair.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Raúl grinned and told us to punch him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The pair, seemingly taken aback, laughed before ending the call.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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The audience inside the Dolby Theatre laughed at the joke, which drew attention to the disconnect between their ceremony and the ongoing war in the Middle East.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Smiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smiled. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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