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Recent Examples of grins
People Staff, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Attenborough grins, laughs and is speechless with delight.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Wells, hidden in a tiny video-village setup inside one of the set’s curtained exam rooms, grins at the monitor and turns around to give Einesman a thumbs-up.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Jesus grins when asked which of the two pushes players harder in training.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The suspect in a stabbing in Edinburgh, Scotland, grins out a window before his arrest, March 2, 2026.
—Lindsay Quella, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Ryan grins down, then kisses him.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
This was an emotional and physical meat grinder of a contest, though the first-year Hornets mentor was all grins afterward.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
California lawyer Arvand Naderi grins from one of the many billboards that have turned him into a regional star.
—Adam M. Rosen, thehustle.co, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
Paul Anthony Kelly grins from ear to ear on a sunny day in New York City on May 26.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Attenborough grins, laughs and is speechless with delight.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Wells, hidden in a tiny video-village setup inside one of the set’s curtained exam rooms, grins at the monitor and turns around to give Einesman a thumbs-up.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Jesus grins when asked which of the two pushes players harder in training.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The suspect in a stabbing in Edinburgh, Scotland, grins out a window before his arrest, March 2, 2026.
—Lindsay Quella, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Ryan grins down, then kisses him.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
This was an emotional and physical meat grinder of a contest, though the first-year Hornets mentor was all grins afterward.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
California lawyer Arvand Naderi grins from one of the many billboards that have turned him into a regional star.
—Adam M. Rosen, thehustle.co, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grins
Verb
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Those smiles on their children will never be seen again by their parents and brother, Panish said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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The responder smiles proudly before throwing his hands into the air.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Greg’s smile, contrasted with the frowns and thumbs-down from the rest of the crew, makes for an entertaining visual.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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My musical theater peers would have been very hard on me [laughs].—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
30 May 2026
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Now, the couple mostly laughs about the moment, even though Crawford admits the memory will probably stick with them forever.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Noun
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And yet, the wry grimaces that followed said the quiet part out loud.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the video, Claffey tries to move Ansell away from the subject and grimaces at the camera when his costar seems to say a little too much.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Grins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grins. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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