They all smiled and hugged each other.

Meaning: This means that the child and the parents all showed pleasure or amusement by forming a smile with the mouth and held each other close in their arms.

Choice of Words: All means everyone or everything. Smiled means to show pleasure or amusement by forming a smile with the mouth. Hugged means to hold someone or something close in one's arms. Each other refers to the child and the parents.

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They beamed and embraced.

Meaning: This sentence describes a group of people who are all very happy and hugging each other. It's like saying, They were so happy that they couldn't help but hug each other.

Choice of Words: Beamed means to smile very widely, especially with happiness or pride. Embraced means to hug someone.

Their faces lit up with joy, and they enveloped each other in warm embraces.

Meaning: This sentence describes a group of people who are all very happy and hugging each other. It's like saying, They were so happy that their faces lit up with joy and they couldn't help but hug each other.

Choice of Words: Faces lit up with joy means that their faces became very happy and bright. Enveloped means to surround or cover something completely. Warm embraces means hugs that are full of love and affection.

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