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Recent Examples of laugh off
In a recent Instagram post, Kardashian laughed off negative reviews of the show, which also stars Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Glenn Close, has been receiving from fans.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Jennifer Lopez laughed off Craig Melvin's very direct line of questioning while promoting her new film Kiss of the Spider Woman.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Healey nearly laughed off a question last week from a Herald reporter about her stance on a new flag.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 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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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Jennifer Lopez laughed off Craig Melvin's very direct line of questioning while promoting her new film Kiss of the Spider Woman.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Healey nearly laughed off a question last week from a Herald reporter about her stance on a new flag.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 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
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Cruz and other Republicans argued the decision minimized the gravity of an attack on the judiciary and could encourage future political violence.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister Mohammed Aljadaan has played down concerns over Saudi Arabia’s growing debt pile (albeit a relatively low one of 32% of GDP) and deficit.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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Freeman played down the epic nature of his homer to seal a game that officially lasted six hours and 39 minutes.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
28 Oct. 2025
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Skyrocketing costs In the Times, New College President Richard Corcoran shrugged off $83,207 per student in operating expenses, almost four times the average of all other Florida state colleges and universities.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Oil markets largely shrugged off Maduro’s arrest, a sign traders don’t expect a flood of sanction-free barrels back on the market anytime soon.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Mango Pleated Wide-Leg Trousers Another major markdown, the Mango Pleated Wide-Leg Trousers are impressively discounted just in time for your haul.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Free People Stride Miles to Go Jeans Almost 400 pieces from the delightfully boho Free People store are discounted up to 70 percent right now at Rue La La.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Obviously her life is very different from Claire, but did Kate Hudson relate to feeling undervalued or misjudged?—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Bank of America upgrades Duolingo to buy from neutral The firm said stock is undervalued.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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Paxton and Hunt belittled Cornyn’s border appearance.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the film is at its strongest during a sequence when Salim (Saleh Bakri), the son of Sharif and father of Noor, encounters Israeli soldiers who belittle him in front of his son while both on their way to pick up a prescription for Salim’s ailing father.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Institutions and citizens of such an order should neither overrate the risk nor underrate their own strength and potential to prevail.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Bates is such a force of nature in this flick that the near-Hitchcockian manner in which Reiner does the best directorial work of his career was underrated.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20off. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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