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Recent Examples of laugh off
Anthony, who has been best friends with the SKIMS founder, 44, for years, simply shook her head and laughed off the question.
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 May 2025
Hawes was quick to laugh off the suggestion that this reflected her own personality.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill laughed off Trump's remarks.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.
— Economist Irving Fisher fails to read the market, just before the 1929 crash
Leavitt laughed off his question.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 May 2025
Hawes was quick to laugh off the suggestion that this reflected her own personality.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill laughed off Trump's remarks.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.
— Economist Irving Fisher fails to read the market, just before the 1929 crash
Leavitt laughed off his question.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugh off
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Here are some strategies for carving up a large restaurant bill to minimize stress on wait staff and prevent fights among tablemates.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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Specifically, their proprietary algorithms forecast store and product sales across millions of SKUs and diverse product lines to maximize inventory turns, minimize overstock and, importantly, drive sales.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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However, the Mets have already been playing down one bench bat with Baty unavailable these last two games.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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On the next play down the floor, the person added, Doncic did it again.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
7 June 2025
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That same year, Rodrigo shrugged off rumors of a feud between the two.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
18 June 2025
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The Cuomo campaign has shrugged off the cross-endorsements and calls from groups to not rank the former governor.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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Comfy versions from some of our favorite footwear brands—including Sorel, Dr. Scholl’s, and Sam Edelman—are seriously discounted at Amazon this month.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2025
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Then keep scrolling to shop more handy kitchen tools that are discounted at Amazon.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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This violates their human dignity and will lead to feelings of being undervalued.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Analysts argued that Wall Street has undervalued Broadcom's custom chip revenue potential.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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My only concern is this: don’t belittle storied teams from continents other than Europe for taking this one seriously and with passion.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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No matter how often Ferd strikes and belittles her, Isabelle always manages to brush herself off and turn her pain into art.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Many of us underrated this movie at the time; the silliness just seemed to be too much, and Statham’s stoic demeanor felt stiff, despite his considerable physical prowess.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Newell also might be underrated given his lack of electrifying highlights; analytic models view the southpaw more favorably than the eye test.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20off. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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