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grin

[grin] / grɪn /
NOUN
wide smile
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VERB
smile widely
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After unleashing a superb backhand winner from an acute angle off the court, she broke into a broad grin and spread her arms out in a gesture that suggested she was surprising even herself.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“Yeah!” he responded with a grin as I indicated my own pair in a gesture of solidarity.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“This is my mega-serious face,” she says with an unnerving grin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Vargas was watching the highlight reel of his own exploits on the scoreboard with a giant grin on his face, Hall said, “like a young boy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

I don’t know what else to do, so I smile a big, goofy grin and add, “Just kidding!”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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