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Recent Examples of grin
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
Nearly all of the last 10 presidents have all smiled in their portraits, ranging from President Richard Nixon's beaming expression to President George W. Bush's grin.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Read More: World Leaders React as Robert Francis Prevost Becomes First American Pope
As the sun sank behind the Vatican, Pope Leo, from Chicago, grinned and waved to the 100,000 strong crowd.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 8 May 2025
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Verb
The fluffy little figurines, featuring cartoonish grins and spiky teeth, appeared all over social media, with influencers and even royalty adding these cuddly creatures to their handbags and purses.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
Nearly all of the last 10 presidents have all smiled in their portraits, ranging from President Richard Nixon's beaming expression to President George W. Bush's grin.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Noun
The goaltender denied it with a sprawling save, then aimed his glove directly toward Crosby’s face and grinned.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Read More: World Leaders React as Robert Francis Prevost Becomes First American Pope
As the sun sank behind the Vatican, Pope Leo, from Chicago, grinned and waved to the 100,000 strong crowd.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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Owen looks up, sees the woman at the other end of the bar, smiling at him.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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As the verdict was announced, Read smiled and embraced her defense team.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
Noun
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But watching a group of roughnecks on a rig in grubby overalls moving huge, long steel pipes, Dugan's smile begins to fade to a smirk.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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Modern thinkers stopped using these concepts altogether except in quotation marks, with a wink, a smirk, and a glance backward toward the unscientific past.—
Isaac Bashevis Singer,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As the light filters through the windows, the students laugh and ask questions; there’s a creative flow in the room.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
29 June 2025
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People eating, people laughing, people talking on the mobile.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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