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Recent Examples of grins
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Fatima grins, before rejoining the rest of the girls' team for one-on-one drills.
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Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Paul Anthony Kelly grins from ear to ear on a sunny day in New York City on May 26.
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People Staff,
PEOPLE,
30 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.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Jesus grins when asked which of the two pushes players harder in training.
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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.
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Lindsay Quella,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Ryan grins down, then kisses him.
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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.
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Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Fatima grins, before rejoining the rest of the girls' team for one-on-one drills.
—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grins
Verb
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In one photo, the Norweigan star smiles while seated on a set of steps.
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Daniel Paul Morrison, an associate professor at Manor College in suburban Philadelphia, smiles at the story.
Noun
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Numbers might be up, but frowns are also up.
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No smiles, no frowns, no fluctuations of body warmth.
Verb
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Clive Davis was the most humble man in the music business [laughs].
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Kylie laughs and throws another cupful.
Noun
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And yet, the wry grimaces that followed said the quiet part out loud.
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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.
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“Grins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grins. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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