as in smile
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Recent Examples of grin
Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Somewhere in the basketball multiverse, Sydney Colson grins and rubs her hands together.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Despite sporting a cast on his right hand that prohibited him from playing guitar, Rodriguez, then 65, was in superb voice and gregarious spirit, flashing his 1000-watt grin in between verses.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
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Verb
When Evan, at 5, became infatuated with Super Mario video games, his parents got him a Mario costume — red hat, blue overalls — and photographed him grinning and holding a Mario plushy, an image that still hangs in the family home.
—Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Somewhere in the basketball multiverse, Sydney Colson grins and rubs her hands together.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Noun
From the wild eyes to an often unnerving grin, Willem Dafoe has one of the most expressive faces in Hollywood, and it's led to some gloriously bizarre performances.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Despite sporting a cast on his right hand that prohibited him from playing guitar, Rodriguez, then 65, was in superb voice and gregarious spirit, flashing his 1000-watt grin in between verses.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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At information points, smiling young women advise tourists, in polished English, to purchase tickets to the Acropolis in advance to avoid long lines and the midday sun.—
Elinda Labropoulou,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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In the sweet photo, Alec could be seen holding up his granddaughter Holland as the two smiled together in a rare photo.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Aimee Lou Wood, who played Chelsea, couldn’t believe the attention on her toothy smirk.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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What if automatic password hacking machines laugh in the face of your security efforts?—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Are the locals quietly laughing at us behind our backs?—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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