as in smile
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Recent Examples of grin
Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
Fan videos on social media show Rumi, dressed in a sparkly gold dress and cowboy boots, holding Bey’s hand, grinning, jumping, and waving to the crowd.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Now, the car was raring and ready to go, as Hawley encouraged my efforts with a wry grin.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Verb
During March and April, those of us given to gazing at the heavens found the universe grinning back at us.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
Fan videos on social media show Rumi, dressed in a sparkly gold dress and cowboy boots, holding Bey’s hand, grinning, jumping, and waving to the crowd.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
In a video that went viral on TikTok in February, he was seen with a huge grin on his face and rocking side-to-side while talking to attendees.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Now, the car was raring and ready to go, as Hawley encouraged my efforts with a wry grin.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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Ian had been handsome, popular, in love with a new girlfriend—the kind of golden boy upon whom fortune smiles.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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But Delegate General Frémaux, for one, seems pleased enough with his inspection of the dress and its wearer to grip her arms and smile broadly, and that’s not a bad sign for the future.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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In group settings, Edelman was good for a clip on the local news, making a wry joke about his own passing abilities, the opposing team or Brady with a smirk on his face.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2025
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Everyone has always wondered what that smirk was all about from day one.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Another adorable snap featured Bush and Ocean laughing and cuddling together on a couch.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Everyone was barefoot, laughing, dancing and soaked.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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