1
as in to grin
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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2
as in to laugh
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
smiled at their ridiculous antics and walked away in disgust
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as in grin
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Recent Examples of smile
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
The reverend smiles, proud of Littlejohn for keeping his cool.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
The two exchange loving smiles, and the camera begins to pull back.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Harvey tried to refrain from reacting, but couldn’t help but smile back.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2025
The reverend smiles, proud of Littlejohn for keeping his cool.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
Take Kate, whose every evocative smile is expressed by the luminous Leslie Bibb.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
The two exchange loving smiles, and the camera begins to pull back.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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Zion, who moments before was ducking into the water, bullets whistling by, now grinning ear to ear.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Edholm says, bundled up and grinning through the ice.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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By singing, dancing, and laughing as our unapologetic trans selves.—
James Factora,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
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Her sporadic movements left McNay's children cracking up, with one falling to her knees from laughing so hard.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Little things, like the close-ups of Moss’s face with her little smirk, used so frequently as to lose all meaning, began to irritate me.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The fifth season began with the smirk seen ’round the globe, pitting June Osborne (Moss) against Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski).—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Smile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smile. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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