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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
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Every group-stage match will involve a border crossing into the US, but, according to a spokesperson for the Iranian Football Federation, players will only enter the US one day before the first match and two days before each of the next two matches to minimize their time in the country.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Wear clothing that minimizes skin exposure to ticks when possible.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
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Rutte confirmed the drawdown but played down its impact.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Claims of an arrangement along those lines have been played down at the Newcastle end.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Those numbers have since rebounded some, but Musk has repeatedly shrugged off troubles — emphasizing that Tesla’s future lies less in car sales than getting people to take rides in them as self-driving taxis.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Those numbers have since rebounded some, but Musk has repeatedly shrugged off troubles — emphasizing that Tesla’s future lies less in car sales than getting people to take rides in them as self-driving taxis.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Right now, this last-chance style is double-discounted at check-out—score them for a total of 42 percent off.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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Consider both carefully, then, before getting started, and don't discount the advantages of splitting your available funds among both types.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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When leadership attention shifts entirely to bottom-line metrics, employees are left feeling undervalued and disconnected.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The Abundance movement counters that this undervalues those who move somewhere new and come to love it just as fiercely.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
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Many builders see critics or writers such as myself as takers, drafting off of their hard work and effort only to belittle it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 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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American craft distilleries are seriously underrated, and some are producing whiskey as good as—or even exceeding—major legacy whiskeymakers.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The Knicks might somehow be underrated here.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20off. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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