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Instagram

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[in-stuh-gram] / ˈɪn stəˌgræm /
Trademark.
  1. the brand name for a photo- and video-sharing application and social media platform launched in 2010.


verb (used with object)

Instagrammed, Instagramming
  1. to post (a photo or video) on the Instagram app.

    I’m Instagramming a video of the whole family enjoying the Mickey Mouse birthday cake.

    This garden is one of the sights most frequently Instagrammed by visitors to our city.

noun

  1. a photo or video posted on the Instagram app.

    Oh, not another Instagram of her and her new puppy!

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Zuckerberg runs Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

On TikTok and Instagram, a person's "aura" alludes to their style or attitude, with "100% aura" high praise for the most effortlessly cool persona.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

As it campaigned in recent weeks, Yabloko’s Instagram account gained 100,000 new followers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

That shift was evident when Modi's posts first appeared on Instagram.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“Jake could become an Instagram influencer!” said Emma.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Music was central to two contemporary Dada sculptures, which are also sure to be among the most Instagrammed works this week.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

The aesthetically pleasing hotel has a rooftop pool, a highly Instagrammed greenhouse restaurant and the ’80s-themed speakeasy with karaoke suites.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

Travel Lens also ranked Deception Pass as the fourth most Instagrammed state park in the country, with 119,674 posts on the platform using park-specific hashtags.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2023

Maybe it’s a finger-shaped lime with juice vesicles that look like caviar; maybe it’s a ham-hued pineapple, engineered by Del Monte to be Instagrammed.

From New York Times Feb. 22, 2022

As Lydia tweeted and Instagrammed them, Dill smiling in each one, she basked in her relief.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

And just as customers begin disappearing, the diner offers up a new empanada recipe that becomes a hit among the area’s Instagramming foodies.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2023

Such is the appeal of “Emily in Paris,” which, much like the croissants she insists on Instagramming, is full of nothing meaningful but will always be there for those who are tempted.

From Washington Post Dec. 23, 2021

This is the new Gossip Girl: one in which you might overhear the word “privilege,” but coming from a group of teens Instagramming themselves while holding court at Frenchette.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2021

Perhaps it’s the notion that, with our now-vast population, not to mention the Curse of Instagramming, strikingly cool outdoor haunts are just going to be much more heavily peopled in our present and future.

From Seattle Times Jun. 27, 2021

You need a lot of people Instagramming, Instagramming, Instagramming because it’s a way to get images of your clothes out into the world.

From New York Times Feb. 20, 2021

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