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smiles

verb as in put on a happy expression

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When he meets adults he stares at them and takes them in, then kindly smiles and gurgles and lets them pat him, ruffle his hair, and take his face in their hands.

Mikey Resendez, all smiles and red converse shoes, sat down in the morning and thanked Styles for his haircut before it was even done.

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As each segment played, Rosenthal and the cast watched, fully absorbed with smiles across their faces, while the audience sat rapt, revisiting these cherished moments.

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Mrs. Choi—Autumn’s mother—smiles at me from behind her husband.

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The clowns on Autumn’s socks are wearing gruesome smiles and wielding wickedly sharp knives, as if threatening me to be emotionally vulnerable.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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