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Recent Examples of laugh off
Stories like those were passed from person to person like fairytales for adults — no doubt laughed off by many.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Give yourself some grace, laugh off the awkward interactions, and remember that every misstep is just another story to bring home.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
Simpson laughed off the little mishap in an interview with the Today hosts after her set.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 24 July 2025
Barack and Michelle Obama laughed off divorce rumors on a recent episode of her podcast.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 17 July 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Give yourself some grace, laugh off the awkward interactions, and remember that every misstep is just another story to bring home.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
Simpson laughed off the little mishap in an interview with the Today hosts after her set.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 24 July 2025
Barack and Michelle Obama laughed off divorce rumors on a recent episode of her podcast.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugh off
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Your advisor may also recommend tax strategies, based on your financial goals, to help minimize your yearly and lifetime tax liability.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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At the time, Lee minimizes the bombshell by way of embellishment.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Manager Mikel Arteta was riled up after Newcastle slowed play down in a January 2023 draw (0-0).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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While primarily utilized as a winger during his career, Dembélé often played down the middle for Luis Enrique’s side, spearheading a fluent and formidable front three, flanked by the dynamic Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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But markets seemed to shrug off such concerns, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average even hitting a new high.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The stock market has soared this year, shrugging off a flurry of new tariffs, an uptick of inflation and a sharp slowdown in hiring.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Cash App Offers automatically discounts purchases from participating retailers.—
Kat Boogaard,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The time to buy a new vacuum is—in our opinion—only when it’s massively discounted.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
3 Oct. 2025
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Doing so, as Buffett argued in 2001, can be used to gauge whether the stock market is overvalued or undervalued relative to the size of the wider economy.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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And Elliot always felt like he was undervalued by Ric.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Instead of being celebrated as trailblazers, these women are mocked by the press, underestimated by their colleagues, and belittled by society at large.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Our foul, flatulent father-figure may exaggerate a bit when belittling his enemies (and friends, for that matter), but cloaked under his aura of filth — like an adult Pig-Pen’s toxic dust cloud — rests a core truth.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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Planning for stability is critical, yet often underrated by early-stage founders who may not know how to forecast costs, time cash flows or structure compensation sensibly.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Auburn defense, like Oklahoma's, was underrated last fall amid a 5-7 season, but future pro DE Keldric Faulk and Co. are stout.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20off. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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