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as in giggled
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell
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as in smiled
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!
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Recent Examples of laughed
Zaya held an award while Wade smiled, laughed and hugged his daughter.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Martin laughed this week when asked to approximate the number of hours he’s allocated to this.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
COs, who were mostly Black and Hispanic, and about half of whom were women, talked to you, not at you, and sometimes even laughed with you.
—John J. Lennon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The brothers took their niece for a walk and laughed as Ayala-Uribe slipped and fell toward the end of their stroll.
—Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Snoop turned to the other coaches and laughed.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Céline Pozzi, a manager at L’Immagine Ritrovata, laughed at my naïveté.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
As the long-time friends laughed together, Aniston remained stunned.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Colbert laughed on Thursday night.
—Clare Lombardo, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Martin laughed this week when asked to approximate the number of hours he’s allocated to this.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
COs, who were mostly Black and Hispanic, and about half of whom were women, talked to you, not at you, and sometimes even laughed with you.
—John J. Lennon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The brothers took their niece for a walk and laughed as Ayala-Uribe slipped and fell toward the end of their stroll.
—Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Snoop turned to the other coaches and laughed.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Céline Pozzi, a manager at L’Immagine Ritrovata, laughed at my naïveté.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
As the long-time friends laughed together, Aniston remained stunned.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Colbert laughed on Thursday night.
—Clare Lombardo, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed
Verb
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Some of the guys smiled and giggled throughout her introduction, which stoked plenty of ire from viewers online.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Two teen-age girls, joining a crowd trailing him, giggled and teared up.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Zaya held an award while Wade smiled, laughed and hugged his daughter.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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On a saddle between the first and second 13er, Michelle gamely smiled when Ryan snapped the last photo that was ever taken of her, hiking along the ridge backdropped by the mountain’s famous east face with the Bowl of Tears shimmering far below.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The studio audience applauded and chuckled when her face planted firmly in front of her, head down at the table.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some of the 14 men chuckled, not quite sold.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Zanni screamed as if sounding an alarm.—
Domenico Starnone,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
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Mayra said her daughter, who was outside the facility at the time in case she got detained, screamed and ran for cover.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Surtain grinned on Thursday when asked if Chase would want revenge.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lori, who wore a black two-piece bikini, grinned ear-to-ear while taking a dip in the water with the F1 star.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Laughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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