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Recent Examples of grin
Justin Caffier, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Heart-pounding, finger-tingling, grin-inducing fun.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Patrick grins at the camera from behind the 14-time Grammy winner, while Brown and his wife, musician Katelyn Jae, stand toward the left.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Travis is a perfect addition to the rogue gallery of guys Rahill consistently plays across social media — hilarious and singular character studies of very particular and deeply cringey types of dude, replete with his trademark grin.
—Justin Caffier, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Heart-pounding, finger-tingling, grin-inducing fun.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
Lori, who wore a black two-piece bikini, grinned ear-to-ear while taking a dip in the water with the F1 star.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Patrick grins at the camera from behind the 14-time Grammy winner, while Brown and his wife, musician Katelyn Jae, stand toward the left.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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Wearing a yellow fringed dress, Jauregui spun and shook her hips alongside a safety vest-wearing Armstrong, ending the performance by quick-stepping over to the cocktail table, where her bandmates and Bankhead were smiling and clapping in celebration.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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This time, Murakami has lent his smiling flower motif to recreate two limited-edition bottles — the Dom Pérignon Vintage 2015 and the Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2010.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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LaRoche, watching from the sixth row, shot a smirk right back to her.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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John Lunn’s soaring score makes shots of Highclere Castle, which stands in for Downton Abbey, particularly magical; Anna Robbins’s luxurious costumes, all satin, lace, and brocade, are once again gorgeous; Nivola’s smirk is a welcome bit of Yankee attitude.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The audience laughed, then a few hours later, its minds and anxieties provoked, spilled out into the warm September air a little heavier for the wear.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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Potter was able to laugh about it at a press conference on Friday, a pointless briefing given he was sacked the following morning.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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