smooching

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Since then, paparazzi photos of the couple holding hands and smooching have gone viral across social media.

From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024

The researcher, at the University of Cambridge, suggested that the custom — a lip-kissing precursor that involved rubbing and pressing noses together — developed into hardcore smooching.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

“For me, what’s so wonderful about alien sharks and this program is the opportunity to showcase the little guy,” said biologist Forrest Galante, who can be seen smooching a few of his sharks.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

But the article points to a “substantial corpus of overlooked evidence” about the kiss in Mesopotamia and Egypt from at least 2500 B.C.E., discovered in tales of smooching depicting both gods and commoners.

From Scientific American • May 18, 2023

Some light public smooching, sitting on the couch holding hands.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel