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smiley

[smahy-lee] / ˈsmaɪ li /
NOUN
emoticon
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I left our short chat feeling uplifted by how smiley and polite he was in daylight and while we were sober.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

“It’s A No For Me,” he tersely posted on social media, accompanied by a smiley face emoji wearing shades.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

He also tweeted “Happy!” with a smiley face emoji at 4:19 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

At January’s conference, robots, including Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, a 6-foot-2-inch automaton weighing in at just under 200 pounds with a digital smiley face, were the stars.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

But Ms. Benson, smiley as usual, was standing right there.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

The original Twitter thread, laden with exclamation points and smileys, aimed to provoke amazement and incredulity.

From New York Times Jun. 29, 2021

Yellow smileys painted on the tarmac reminded everyone to keep atwo metres apart.

From The Guardian Apr. 24, 2020

The results of a study about using smileys in email may be disappointing to emoji lovers.

From Time Aug. 17, 2017

Now, though, that record may come down to anodyne emails with smileys at the end.

From Washington Post Oct. 24, 2016

We call them smileys because when you’re done eating all the meat off it, the goat looks like it’s smiling at you from the plate.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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