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Recent Examples of grin
Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
The Disney World first-timer waved at Tigger, grinned for photos with Cinderella and faced down stormtroopers on a Star Wars ride.
—Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Her lips pressed in a rueful grin.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Barack and Michelle Obama were depicted as grinning, dancing apes.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
The Disney World first-timer waved at Tigger, grinned for photos with Cinderella and faced down stormtroopers on a Star Wars ride.
—Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
The Yellow Kid was a big bald baby of a boy, with jug ears, a gap-toothed grin, and a long yellow nightshirt.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Her lips pressed in a rueful grin.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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Security video shows a smiling Sade Robinson playing beer pong alongside Maxwell Anderson at a second bar on their date.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Miller showed the struggles of a man who often has to mask his difficulties with a smiling face.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jordan tells Little Gold Men with a smirk.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
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And Nix, often with a smirk, will return the volley.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The audience, some quietly weeping, some laughing through tears, stayed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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California authorities weren’t laughing.—
Ethan Baron,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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