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as in cuddled
to touch one another with the lips as a sign of love
it's traditional for couples to kiss under the mistletoe at Christmastime
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as in brushed
to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing
a gentle breeze kissing the water's surface
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Recent Examples of kissed
The 1992 Masters champion also kissed his club on the face.
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Watts was asked about the best movie or TV kiss of her career, and Murray grabbed her face and kissed her.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
The video quickly spread all over various social media platforms, with commenters pointing out that Smith had kissed a minor.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The couple also recently traveled to Scotland for Dave Navarro's wedding, and Hewitt shared a carousel of photos from the trip to Instagram, including a sweet video of them walking where Davidson kissed her forehead.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Heidi Gardner plays a nurse who is kissed by a sailor.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Drew Barrymore can’t say she’s never been kissed by Matt Bomer!
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Almost two years after the pair first kissed on The Drew Barrymore Show, Bomer returned to the talk show with his Mid-Century Modern castmates Nathan Lane and Nathan Lee Graham on Friday and promptly pulled its host in for a second round.
—EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Light, refreshing, and kissed with the golden warmth of turmeric.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Watts was asked about the best movie or TV kiss of her career, and Murray grabbed her face and kissed her.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
The video quickly spread all over various social media platforms, with commenters pointing out that Smith had kissed a minor.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The couple also recently traveled to Scotland for Dave Navarro's wedding, and Hewitt shared a carousel of photos from the trip to Instagram, including a sweet video of them walking where Davidson kissed her forehead.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Heidi Gardner plays a nurse who is kissed by a sailor.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Drew Barrymore can’t say she’s never been kissed by Matt Bomer!
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Almost two years after the pair first kissed on The Drew Barrymore Show, Bomer returned to the talk show with his Mid-Century Modern castmates Nathan Lane and Nathan Lee Graham on Friday and promptly pulled its host in for a second round.
—EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Light, refreshing, and kissed with the golden warmth of turmeric.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kissed
Verb
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On a cold afternoon in March, a Colombian family brushed past fellow migrants smoking outside the Watson Hotel on West 57th Street.—
Luis Ferré-Sadurní,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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On a cold afternoon in March, a Colombian family brushed past fellow migrants smoking outside the Watson Hotel on West 57th Street.—
Luis Ferré-Sadurní,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The baby snuggled near, and smiled, and closed his eyes.—
Karen Zautyk,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Wakeman Sleeping Bag is fully lined with soft buffalo polyester to ensure you’re perfectly snuggled up at all temperatures.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 2024
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And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2025
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She got smacked, but the ball went in.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Kissed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kissed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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