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Recent Examples of grin
Pat Smith, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025
Entering into Cohen's Clubhouse after a game of 'Mystery Housewife Caller,' Radziwill greeted her former boss with a big grin and an enthusiastic hug.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
To the right of the stage, a fabric backdrop stamped with the candidate’s campaign logo stretched across a metal frame — a makeshift photo booth where supporters posed and grinned.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025
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Verb
His mouth is closed and fixed in a humorless grin, concealing the eating machine within eight rows of long, hollow teeth arranged helter-skelter in each rank like thorns on a dead rose.
—Pat Smith, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025
Entering into Cohen's Clubhouse after a game of 'Mystery Housewife Caller,' Radziwill greeted her former boss with a big grin and an enthusiastic hug.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Newsom grinned awkwardly and the crowd roared with laughter.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
To the right of the stage, a fabric backdrop stamped with the candidate’s campaign logo stretched across a metal frame — a makeshift photo booth where supporters posed and grinned.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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Daybell is seen smiling as seven sheriff's deputies walk her out of the Phoenix facility and put her into a black SUV.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Jenner was smiling for the camera while Chalamet took the picture and held up a peace sign.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Alan Clarke, executive director of advanced EV development at Ford, sitting next to Field, nodded in agreement while wearing a similar smirk.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Meryl Streep gives Miranda Priestly's infamous smirk while in character on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 on Aug. 7 in New York City.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers laughs with Max Muncy #13 after a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium on August 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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In 2011, Musk dismissed BYD by laughing at their products during a Bloomberg interview.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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