as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
most viewers seem to tune in just to laugh at the self-deluded souls who think that they can actually sing
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Soviet satire and humor journals, for example, ridiculed Western imperialism.—
Neringa Klumbytė,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Other potential candidates, such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gavin Newsom, have achieved fame by berating and ridiculing the other side.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Quotas, speech codes and identity politics now mocked as woke and un-American, often defied common sense.—
Maurice O'Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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This year, Glaser gently mocked Warner Bros, which was still up for sale, the Justice Department and CBS News, which had just been taken over by Bari Weiss, during the Globes ceremony on CBS.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Laugh (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20%28at%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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