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Recent Examples of grin
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Attached was a photo of a grinning Paul and Massie sitting in front a fireplace.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
He was surrounded by his boys from Alabama, trading cracks with a bleary grin.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Dave Franco, in glasses, plays up the grinning geek factor a bit too much.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Attached was a photo of a grinning Paul and Massie sitting in front a fireplace.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
New York — For a logo with a trademark grin, Wendy’s has little to smile about nowadays.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
He was surrounded by his boys from Alabama, trading cracks with a bleary grin.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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These are uncontroversial jokes that aim to bring people together and get everyone chuckling or smiling along.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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At least Crobsy had something to smile about during the game.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There was no wink, there was no smirk.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fixed with a seemingly permanent half-smile — detractors called it a smirk — Cheney joked about his outsize reputation as a stealthy manipulator.—
Calvin Woodward,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Their enthusiasm for muddy adventures and water play is almost unmatched, often leaving their owners laughing, and, in this case, reaching for the hose.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Byrne and Gaonkar stopped by the after-party, shook some hands, laughed, drank rosé from plastic cups.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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