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Recent Examples of grin
Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The Disney World first-timer waved at Tigger, grinned for photos with Cinderella and faced down stormtroopers on a Star Wars ride.
—Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Tuch oozed confidence; his wide grin and laugh were broadcast on the screen for every Leafs fan to see.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Verb
One of the defining images of this Super Bowl run for Patriots fans will be a bloodied Vrabel, grinning after a celebratory headbutt from Milton Williams after a fourth-down sack that sealed a wild-card win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The Disney World first-timer waved at Tigger, grinned for photos with Cinderella and faced down stormtroopers on a Star Wars ride.
—Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
With an impish grin, the young star carried the film with the confidence of actors four times his age, landing a Golden Globe nomination for his efforts.
—Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Tuch oozed confidence; his wide grin and laugh were broadcast on the screen for every Leafs fan to see.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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Looking visibly slim in a white jacket, Lai smiled slightly upon hearing the sentence Monday.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Carlile put her emphatic phrasing into the patriotic hymn, elongating notes and smiling at herself after a slight vocal squeak at the end.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And Nix, often with a smirk, will return the volley.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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The bus drivers do nothing to enforce the rules, and we seniors are left trudging down the bus aisle while the people in the seats smirk, look at their phones and talk to each other.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Dylan stuck out his tongue in gleeful celebration of only his second basket in the semifinal, and their famous father laughed heartily at courtside.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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James shook his head and laughed recalling those moments.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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