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as in to cuddle
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 to brush
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 kiss
His wife walked up to the stage, hugged and kissed him.
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Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 6 July 2017
In another Instagram, Chyna is kissing a man who is not Rob.
—Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 5 July 2017
Read as a mama kangaroo hops her joey off to bed, while baby bats wake up to play, and a human Mama kisses her baby goodnight.
—South Florida Parenting, 3 July 2017
With the last one gone, Taba kisses the empty floor.
—Holly Millea, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
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Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 6 July 2017
In another Instagram, Chyna is kissing a man who is not Rob.
—Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 5 July 2017
Read as a mama kangaroo hops her joey off to bed, while baby bats wake up to play, and a human Mama kisses her baby goodnight.
—South Florida Parenting, 3 July 2017
With the last one gone, Taba kisses the empty floor.
—Holly Millea, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiss
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Davidson and Hewitt were spotted kissing, cuddling, holding hands, and general PDA-ing in Palm Beach, Florida, in photos published by the Daily Mail.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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Tayler also gets a shock upon seeing her clip, which shows Tyler cuddling with Kay and admitting that his relationship is probably over.—
Charlotte Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Sacramento native recently appeared in the indie drama The Last Showgirl (2024), alongside Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis and brushed off her sitcom chops in Netflix’s basketball comedy Running Point (2025–present), starring Kate Hudson.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Southwest brushed off Frontier’s latest promotion and highlighted its larger network.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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Adrien Brody And Halle Berry Recreate Their 2003 Kiss The 2003 Oscars saw Adrien Brody win Best Actor for his performance in The Pianist, and celebrate by smooching Halle Berry, who presented him the award.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The two actresses made headlines for smooching that season.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately for us, Percy has not arrived just to caress Lord John, who honestly needs it, but rather to pass on some intel: Percy warns John of a plot to kidnap William in order to force John and his brother Hal to cooperate with the Continental Army.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
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On Valentines Day, Rihanna sat with Mayers during another break, gently caressing his cheek while the couple sat on a courtroom bench, surrounded by beefy security guards.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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The athlete could also be seen hugging his two sons and walking with an arm around his daughter, with the three siblings later posing with their family in a group shot.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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After the buzzer sounded, Pope ran over to hug his wife, Lee Anne, and kissed his daughters near the bench before running off to a TV interview.—
Jesse Temple,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The shift is pushing into domains where only humans operate today—strategic negotiations, creative problem-solving and high-stakes decisions—expanding into the $20 trillion market of human expertise that software has never touched. 2.—
Ethan Batraski,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The only one who could seemingly touch Eovaldi was Abreu.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
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The photo comes just a few weeks after Meghan shared a rare image of Prince Harry snuggling Lilibet while on a boat in celebration of International Women’s Day.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Gomez announced the single on Instagram on Tuesday (March 11) alongside a sweet black-and-white selfie of the couple snuggling up together.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Kiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiss. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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