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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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Plus, a new era for teenagers on Facebook and Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"It's hard to imagine an Oslo and a Norway without you. You didn't need a crowd to be King," Lindboe wrote in a tribute to the late king on Instagram.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

She says she would often make purchases on TikTok or Instagram when she was "tired" or "bored", lured by the latest trends on her feeds.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Love portrayed himself on Instagram as a 49ers wide receiver who went undrafted but worked his way onto the roster.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

I take a photo of the sign for Clint’s Graveyard and upload it to Instagram in full color.

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

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

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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