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smiley

[smahy-lee] / ˈsmaɪ li /
NOUN
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The black-and-white smiley motif of the Vertigo, an events space, sat right next to her face, just happy to be there, it seemed, above a painted sign that says “Ready to Party?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Do not rewatch the video unless you want to be reminded of the smiley horrors of Zoom life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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

Printed on his grey, tattered T-shirt is a huge smiley face - the word "smile" emblazoned beneath it.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Eighteen out of nineteen Katherines worked, but this utterly insignificant blip on the Katherinadar came out looking like a jacked-up smiley face every time.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green