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smitten

[smit-n] / ˈsmɪt n /
ADJECTIVE
enamored
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It turned out that Santa had just seen Miller at a tournament in Florida—and he was smitten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Trump is so smitten with his Florsheim dress shoes that he shod his whole Cabinet in the same footwear.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

Pep Guardiola is so smitten by Rayan Cherki that the Manchester City boss said he wanted to kiss the "incredible" French star after his virtuoso performance in Saturday's 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

And on the family's only visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, young Patti slipped off alone to a hall of Picassos and was "smitten".

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

His face changed from shocked to slightly smitten.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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