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grimace

noun as in scowling facial expression

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verb as in make a pained expression

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Three portable toilets in the west parking lot were so full that a woman repeatedly opened and closed each door with a grimace and then walked away.

And so, on Tuesday, the days of gratitude can end, and Dodgers fans can resume reflexively criticizing their manager and grimacing about whether they can trust anyone in their bullpen.

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Charles, who responded with a playful grimace, quipped: "Yes well, all that's left of him anyway."

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Muchova, who began grimacing because of an issue with her left leg in the sixth game, called for the trainer and received medical attention off court.

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“I think that smile, it wasn’t like a — it was like an ‘ooh’, you know, like, one of those,” Cunningham said, making a grimace.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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