: to succeed or win after being laughed at or doubted by others
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After Tucker Carlson and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) duked it out over foreign policy on the pundit’s podcast, the Texas Republican is trying to get the last laugh.—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 24 June 2025 Kershaw would get the last laugh of the day as his Dodgers would defeat the Cardinals 7-3 in the series finale after a masterful performance by the lefty.—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 Vegas started hot at home, scoring at 2:13 and then 9:03 of the first period, but the Oilers would have the last laugh, scoring once in the first and three times in the third period to steal the win.—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 Predicting who will get the last laugh in a potential shootout between Curry and Doncic is much more difficult, though.—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for have/get the last laugh
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