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Recent Examples of grin
Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The photo features Loren giving the side eye to Mansfield who grin at the camera while wearing a rather busty dress.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The actor responds with a grin that shows off his fangs.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Epstein can be seen grinning during their conversation.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The photo features Loren giving the side eye to Mansfield who grin at the camera while wearing a rather busty dress.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
His default expression was a cheek-to-cheek grin that exposed a big gap where his front teeth should have been.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The actor responds with a grin that shows off his fangs.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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Men wearing gray jumpsuits from ICE detention smiled and thanked then-President Nicolás Maduro, showed another.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Witnesses and video footage show Good was unarmed and smiling, not threatening.—
Larry Pino,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And Nix, often with a smirk, will return the volley.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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The bus drivers do nothing to enforce the rules, and we seniors are left trudging down the bus aisle while the people in the seats smirk, look at their phones and talk to each other.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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All the guys were sitting around, laughing.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Asked for his take on the matter, Carollo laughed.—
Tess Riski
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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