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Swift is often closely watched at games, with people filming her every move, attempting to lip read her conversations and even noticing when her jewellery slips off.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2024 -
Kim faced her own ups and downs, twice lipping out putts on her back nine to finish with a 74.—
Mark Anderson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2024
Verb
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Busch and his team would love to pose for more pictures kissing the bricks at IMS following Sunday’s race.—
Clifton Brown,
Indianapolis Star,
17 July 2017
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The trainer turns and kisses one of the man-eaters on the nose.—
Holly Millea,
Smithsonian,
29 June 2017
Verb
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Reality has a way of smacking you hard in the face.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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What hits on TikTok is a legible, irresistible hook — or, in other words, the kind of content that smacks you in the face with its obviousness.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vox,
10 Jan. 2025
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The singer, 29, and actor, 34, appeared to lock lips at midnight, as the two can be seen smooching in the background of a photo in a celebratory New Year's Eve Instagram carousel posted by Lipa on Friday, Jan. 3.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Babygirl is a significant step above the latest crop of cross-generational Netflix romances, like Lonely Planet (Laura Dern smooches Liam Hemsworth) or A Family Affair (Kidman again, paired up with Zac Efron).—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Osculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/osculate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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