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
“To all the Tweeps who decided to make today your last day: thanks for being incredible teammates through the ups and downs,” she tweeted with a saluting emoticon.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
The picture, with the caption “peaceful troops” and an emoticon of a skeptical face, received 20,000 likes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2020
“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
Sitting there in just a bathing suit, not really thinking about anything, Cade became curious about the emoticon scar along my spine.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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
Viewers can subscribe to an individual streamer for $5 to $25 a month and receive digital badges, custom emoticons and other perks.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
That he will invent a method for autocorrecting emoticons.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2020
Use emoticons and acronyms only if Dr. Chomsky will get them—and welcome them!
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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