laughed (at)

past tense of laugh (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed (at)
Verb
  • Young Dolly wore the coat proudly to school, only to be ridiculed by mean kids who laughed at the sight of it.
    David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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“Laughed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed%20%28at%29. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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