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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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His daughter, Kira Hassan, confirmed the news during an emotional Instagram live broadcast on Sunday, where she struggled to come to terms with her father's death.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

“I truly felt I would be able to do all these shows in spite of the recent medical domino effect that has occurred,” Michaels wrote on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Australia last year banned under 16s from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, in a crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

He’d wanted to post some shots of the work for the tens of thousands who follow his In Situ Garden Design Instagram account.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

So I’ve been sending them Upbeat Instagram Arthur texts for weeks.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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

When he won, Johnson made Truss trade secretary, a role in which she Instagrammed her way around the world signing post-Brexit trade deals and raising her profile.

From Seattle Times Sep. 5, 2022

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

The social media-driven crowd is another matter, casting a wide net since the restaurant was reported to be one of the top 10 most Instagrammed restaurants in the country.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2021

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

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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

But Ai Weiwei is also known for, say, Instagramming pictures of his meatball dinner.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2019

Crucially, the Lowell Farms logo — an outline of a horned goat head — has been installed in neon lighting for optimal Instagramming.

From New York Times Oct. 25, 2019

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