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Recent Examples of grin
Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Seated backstage in a small dressing room, Tweedy grinned beneath a mop of fuzzy hair.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In the crowded forest of sports media—where talking heads build tidy little houses of straw narratives and stick-thin hot takes—there prowls a figure with a grin sharp enough to make the room uneasy.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Jesus grins when asked which of the two pushes players harder in training.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Seated backstage in a small dressing room, Tweedy grinned beneath a mop of fuzzy hair.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
Yet, as new Ravens edge rusher Trey Hendrickson spoke, DeCosta managed a wide grin.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In the crowded forest of sports media—where talking heads build tidy little houses of straw narratives and stick-thin hot takes—there prowls a figure with a grin sharp enough to make the room uneasy.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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While Willick was there, some settlers drove by in a white pickup and smiled—including Levi.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Looking around, there’s nothing but smiling faces of fans who never expected to have this experience.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Barcelona, created by a small group of rock-and-roll writers from Buenos Aires, approached news stories from Argentina and around the world with a smirk.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gates, no relation to Antonio, offers a shrug and a smirk.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some celebrities have gotten mad at him about the interactions, and some of them laugh about it with him.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Jamaica born About a hundred people gathered to lay Wilson to rest, singing, crying and laughing while remembering his kind heart, his hard work and his famous barbecue ribs and chicken wings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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