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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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TikTok and Instagram are awash with videos of foreigners trying the fiery snacks.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The less-than-friendly welcome can come as a shock to new-to-Reddit marketers, who have for years enjoyed the ability to post whatever they desire to brand pages on platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Though it hadn’t received much attention at the time, it began to gain some traction on social media right after Olin settled down in Europe, frequently appearing in short-form videos across Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

"The Italian had twice attracted interest from City before walking out on Chelsa. Ultimately, Maresca got his move but was also forced to apologise on Instagram and pay an undisclosed sum to Chelsea."

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

We can start slow by following each other on Instagram again and keeping the group chat thread alive.

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

Times Square is the most Instagrammed landmark in America, according to an analysis by the photo printing company Printique.

From New York Times May 28, 2022

She is a hotel “preservationist” who runs two of Ojai’s most Instagrammed lodgings, the Capri Hotel and the Ojai Rancho Inn, through her company Shelter Social Club.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2022

“The barista drew a cat that you could’ve Instagrammed, but it got messed up.”

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

In other words, it relies on influential people Instagramming their merch and recruiting new readers through their small screens.

From New York Times Sep. 2, 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

That part of 16th Street dead-ends at Lafayette Square, the iconic park in front of the White House usually filled with lunching wonks and Instagramming tourists.

From Washington Post Dec. 31, 2020

On Tuesday, two tourists wearing Liberty Bell T-shirts strolled along the Walk of Fame, Instagramming their end-of-summer delights.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2020

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