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Recent Examples of grins
Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Panahi grins when moments of physical comedy land.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere a young pirate boy grins so broadly that the bottom half of his face is enveloped in a perfect semicircle of teeth.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 11 Oct. 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
TikTok @thanosthesaint Clearly enamored with the new game, Lavender grins up at the camera—and the video then switches to her doing the very same thing at a different time, and this time Thanos has all four legs in the air for easier access.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
How to Make the Halloween Decor Goofy grins and exaggerated eyes add childlike wonder to your Halloween decorating.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Panahi grins when moments of physical comedy land.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere a young pirate boy grins so broadly that the bottom half of his face is enveloped in a perfect semicircle of teeth.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 11 Oct. 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
TikTok @thanosthesaint Clearly enamored with the new game, Lavender grins up at the camera—and the video then switches to her doing the very same thing at a different time, and this time Thanos has all four legs in the air for easier access.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grins
Verb
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In one clip verified by ABC News, a man smiles at the camera, standing amid dozens of charred vehicles and lifeless bodies.—
Guy Davies,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Prue takes a bite, just smiles, and gives Tom a big thumbs-up.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those surrounding the bride stood up and began clapping, their frowns shifting to wide smiles.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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If only humans kept their expressions to cartoonishly clear frowns and smiles.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Our group laughs at your group.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Affleck laughs and waits a beat.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Grins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grins. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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