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Recent Examples of laugh off
But the decision usually depends on those factors being laughed off in the passage above.
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Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Some people will laugh off that idea; greatness is hard to define in an age when everyone has their own criteria for that label.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
As Washington approached, the photographer tried to laugh off the confrontation and put his hands around the actor’s arm.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Nov. 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
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Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Some people will laugh off that idea; greatness is hard to define in an age when everyone has their own criteria for that label.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
As Washington approached, the photographer tried to laugh off the confrontation and put his hands around the actor’s arm.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 Nov. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugh off
Verb
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Protect your mower by minimizing grass buildup with these 4 tips.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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His medical team also worked carefully to minimize the emotional challenges that could accompany the process.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Rhy made some huge plays down the stretch.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Their forward depth with (Nikolaj) Ehlers playing down the lineup has been a huge strength.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Hyperscalers — like the chip sector beholden to the big artificial intelligence trend — shrugged off the Broadcom situation.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Hopkins shrugged off those findings.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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There is substitution bias (consumers switch to cheaper alternatives), outlet bias (shoppers move to discount retailers), new goods bias (new products are late to enter the index), and quality change bias (improvements in products are improperly treated as price increases).—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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With fewer people coming to its stores and website to buy workout clothes, the company has also leaned more on discounting to drive sales, which has hurt its bottom line and its reputation as a premium brand.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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In the past, companies have moved from over to undervalued including Facebook , a stock that was sold at half its offering price a few months after its IPO, and Uber , which lost more than 50% of its market cap in the year after its debut.—
Deena Zaidi,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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The Central Coast never fit that template neatly, which meant it was perpetually undervalued by the conventional framework.—
Lindsey Harn,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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People are constantly trying to belittle you.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The remark was meant to be an insult, belittling a company that seemed to care more about hardware profit margins than design and innovation.—
Janko Roettgers,
The Verge,
28 May 2026
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The Knicks might somehow be underrated here.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Perhaps the lack of a title contributed to Adelman being underrated for years after his career ended.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20off. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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