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Recent Examples of grins
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
Princess Charlotte, 10, grins at the camera, while her brothers, Prince George, 12, and Prince Louis, 7, have their faces turned towards their father.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 2 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
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
Verb
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
Princess Charlotte, 10, grins at the camera, while her brothers, Prince George, 12, and Prince Louis, 7, have their faces turned towards their father.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 2 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grins
Verb
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The piercing gets its name from the fact that it can only be seen when a person smiles.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2026
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Its name comes from the fact that it can only be seen when a person smiles — something Alysa Liu did plenty of the past two weeks.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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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Lucy laughs and registers that she was just played, again, and Van Patten believes this is the moment that Lucy can finally be free of Stephen.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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But when the players make plans, Alan Cumming laughs — so even though Rob is particularly well positioned, there’s still plenty of time for things to go left.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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Ask anyone in Teahupo’o about that thing, and expect grimaces and shaking heads.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 July 2024
Cite this Entry
“Grins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grins. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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