emoticon
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She eulogizes the emoticon, that conglomeration of punctuation marks that English-language texters used to convey feelings before the arrival in 2010 of the emoji.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mr. Musk replied on Friday with an emoticon of a bull’s-eye, indicating he thought the user was right on target.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Online “visual” reactions have come a long way since the first sideways smiley-face emoticon appeared four decades ago.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
“And here you can’t even remove one fool,” Lutsenko laments, using a sad-face emoticon as he again appeared to push for Yovanovitch’s ouster.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2020
Like a little happy but somewhat clueless emoticon.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
These included "broligarchy," "Gen Z stare," and an entry from the world of emoticons -- the dynamite emoji.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
Conversations between the co-defendants on social media showed they had sent emoticons depicting a smiley face and hearts to each other.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
As an added bonus, you can also use the companion app to add text, emoticons, colorful frames, and adjust both color and exposure.
From The Verge ● Aug. 3, 2022
Inside Lucky Shots in Minneapolis, installations of large emoticons or phrases like “Sup?” emit a Pop Art feel.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
Consider symbols like “the golden arches” or emoticons and all the information they tell you.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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