laughed off

verb

past tense of laugh off
as in shrugged off

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  1. shrugged off
  2. minimized
  3. played down
  4. undervalued
  5. discounted
  6. underrated
  7. diminished
  8. belittled
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  • Those ostensible allies shrugged off criticism of their destructive interventions in Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Some fans who saw the footage largely shrugged off Miller’s protest.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrugged off
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  • The study assumed the investor was a buy-and-hold investor, which minimized sales and thereby reduced taxes on capital gains.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • At a time when antisemitism is too often minimized, rationalized or repackaged in more socially acceptable language, this kind of moral clarity matters.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of minimized
Verb
  • Miami coach Mario Cristobal played down preseason hype around his team.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The industry is one of the key drivers of Indian economic growth and middle-class expansion, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has played down job displacement concerns.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of played down
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  • Okta is currently undervalued by the market, but the digital gatekeeper should see its shares continue to rally thanks to rising demand for identity and access management services, according to Wells Fargo.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In his view, the best Hiroshige prints remain undervalued when compared with Hokusai.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of undervalued
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  • Sculpting shapewear and basic T-shirts are also discounted and going for as little as $9 right now.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Backed by ultra-fast Wi-Fi 7 and all-day battery life, this flagship slate is discounted by nearly $150.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of discounted
Verb
  • Kahan’s voice is one of the things about him that may be underrated.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The defensive line was underrated even before the return of Cam Jordan for one last hurrah.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of underrated
Verb
  • The term refers to when tobacco companies in the 1990s were forced to pay billions of dollars for misleading the public about the safety and potential harms of their products, and subsequently saw their power and influence dramatically diminished.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the likelihood of finding more survivors has diminished sharply since the first 72 hours after the earthquake.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • Lestat is treated as unworthy of Akasha’s (Sheila Atim) blood and his choice to turn Louis is belittled by the table because Louis was a pimp.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The women on that team didn’t ask to be the butt of a locker room joke, belittled by the President of the United States, no less.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of belittled
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