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Instagram

American  
[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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Eight Mile Style sued Meta in May 2025, claiming it infringed on its Eminem copyrights across its Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram libraries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

A quick check of their social media shows their combined Instagram following of about five million.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

“Our families and neighbors deserve to live without fear. We keep each other safe,” the group announced on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

On Instagram, her former flight instructor called her “without a doubt the most naturally gifted pilot I have ever taught.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

If a picture is Instagram worthy, I slap on the Moon filter for that classic black-and-white effect.

From "They Both Die at the End" by 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

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

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

“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

At the tender age of 25, while her contemporaries were Instagramming latte foam and downloading dating apps, the British author Ella Risbridger lost her longtime boyfriend to cancer.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022

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

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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