laughed (at)

past tense of laugh (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed (at)
Verb
  • Beloved by younger fans who remember the sneaker’s original 2013 release, the style is sometimes ridiculed by purists, but that doesn’t make its inclusion any less valid.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Many of those names have been ridiculed for their overreliance on throwaway clichés.
    Andrew Moshirnia, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the vitriol apparently stems from the developers releasing GTA VI without physical copies of the game, a decision that was roundly mocked and derided last month.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Laughed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed%20%28at%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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