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Recent Examples of grin
Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
The kid in front of us was interviewed on the news in Slovenian, holding his Harry Potter, grinning.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
The locker room erupted as Lawrence took the grill out of its case, slipped it on, and flashed a grin.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Frowning gives you lines, but grinning can be deadly.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
The kid in front of us was interviewed on the news in Slovenian, holding his Harry Potter, grinning.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
Moran sits beside her, cradling Josephine and looking over at his wife with a big grin.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
The locker room erupted as Lawrence took the grill out of its case, slipped it on, and flashed a grin.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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The small Santa Clara diner offers a straightforward menu of burgers and burritos, paired with an abundance of patriotic decorations and walls covered in photographs of smiling customers.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Becky’s daughter Kaylie smiling as a baby.—
Becky Quick,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the video, Castela sings these words with a knowing smirk.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cohen, meanwhile, couldn’t remove a satisfied smirk from his face.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Scott Adams, who kept cubicle denizens laughing for more than three decades with Dilbert, the bitingly funny comic strip that poked fun at the absurdity of corporate life, before racist remarks got him pink-slipped, died Tuesday.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Snoop Dogg called out as the audience laughed.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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