as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
most viewers seem to tune in just to laugh at the self-deluded souls who think that they can actually sing
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The Lyon goal should rightly rectify his legacy at United and hopefully earn him the respect from those outside of the club who have often so unfairly chided and ridiculed him.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
1 May 2025 -
But all three of the Daily Racing Form’s august gentlemen openly ridicule the field-size point reduction rule.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Does the fact that these Black leaders are among the rich that dandies would have mocked savor the inheritance of the style tradition or sully it?—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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In the first round, the team stayed put at No. 14 and still landed a player that was widely mocked to the team in tight end Tyler Warren.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Laugh (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20%28at%29. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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