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grinned

VERB
smile widely
Synonyms


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Smith denied this, and Schmitt grinned as if he’d just effectively locked Smith in jail forever on perjury charges.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

People grinned and then gasped, some with tears streaming down their faces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Then he turned to the visitors dugout, grinned and lifted both fists above his head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

"I was reading about the football," grinned Jamie, 65, adding that he was "not the most political".

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Behind her Frederick and Bruno grinned, like they had some delicious secret.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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