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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guffawed
Verb
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Reid chuckled, then offered the sweetest thought about the wedding.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026 -
Dubas chuckled when he was asked about potential extensions.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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As Spade giggled in her first-class seat, Shuter asked what could possibly be so funny in the magazine.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Aaron Boone, meanwhile, giggled over the way Sterling reacted to getting hit by a foul ball in the booth in 2023.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Another customer, Lee Howell, laughed nervously when asked if Joe’s was the world’s best.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleges Abdulai’s superior laughed at her and took no action.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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Zahida and Rubina snickered, with a villainy that bordered on hysterical.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Behind the camera, crew members, and the audience members snickered.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The women all cackled in unison.—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Violet cackled, and the tension broke.—
Andrew Martin,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Guffawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guffawed. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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