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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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This year, Lee Ka-young, a 25-year-old software developer in Seoul, had posted short videos on Instagram giving stock tips to mom-and-pop investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

In July, when the dispute was still ongoing, the Baldonis posted an Instagram Reel to address the situation for the first time.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

“The alarm was unrelated to HGSU’s picketing activity and we have no knowledge of its cause,” the union said in a statement shared on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The 32-year-old wrote on Instagram alongside a highlights reel of her on the programme that it was "time to throw myself into something new".

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

On Wednesday, I get a private message on Instagram to the public coyote account.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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 market has appeared on lists of the most Instagrammed restaurants in the U.S., with posts typically showing people tucking into mammoth trays of seafood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2024

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

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

Instagramming and YouTubing parents expose their children in ways that regularly walk the line between creativity and exploitation—and get called out for it.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 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

Over the years, Mr. Sitner has served clientele from aging hippies to Instagramming millennials, and all political persuasions.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2020

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