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as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
after yet another last place finish, the team became nothing more than a derision to all but its most loyal fans
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as in ridicules
the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something
their absurd behavior on the awards show became a source of derision for comedians
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Noun
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Williams plays his colleague Gaby, best friend to his dead wife and a ball of passion and dirty jokes.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026 -
That’s a compliment, of course, as these are very, very funny jokes.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the companies aren’t led by fools.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Both James Cameron and Apple Studios have made fools of those who have discounted them, but the blockbuster director has just done so more often.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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On Friday morning local time, Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia had fired missiles and dozens of drones at targets across the country overnight.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The human controller selects three separate targets on a screen.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Derisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derisions. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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