Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed off
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Pope Leo, on his way to a visit to Algeria, shrugged off the president's criticisms.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Many of the incidents could be shrugged off individually, but when taken together, both men concluded that Altman was not fostering a safe environment for advanced AI, The New Yorker reported.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
6 Apr. 2026
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Florida attorneys general in both parties scrupulously minimized their secondary roles as partisan politicians.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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As a result, low-end distortion is minimized, and sound becomes clearer.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
7 Apr. 2026
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Jim and Jeff have played down concerns after Meta recently lost two social media addiction court cases.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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Barrasso said the Senate plans to coordinate closely with the House and played down the divides.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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But, what a lot of the longevity industry promotes offers drops in the bucket while things that can have the greatest impact go undervalued, Swisher said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The credibility that Antoine and Graham bring to a project like this shouldn’t be undervalued.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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This model is set to retail at US$149, but it's discounted on Kickstarter, where Imalent is crowdfunding its production.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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Empty legs are repositioning flights that would otherwise fly without passengers—and thus are heavily discounted (typically around 50% or less) compared to normal charter rates.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
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Snowboarder Brenna Huckaby still thinks Canada’s mountains are underrated amongst travelers.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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But Croatia has plenty of strong, if underrated, attacking options alongside Pasalic, including Osasuna forward Ante Budimir.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Guthrie is 84, after all, and not in great health, so though in the first few days the focus was on trying to find her alive, at this point, the hopes of that have diminished greatly.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
15 Apr. 2026
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Quiet Maryam and mercurial Farhan—eight years apart—had often squabbled, gone through periods of not talking, but without her sister as a foil, Maryam was diminished.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Unlike some of her contemporaries (say, Lauryn Hill), Missy never rejected or belittled explicit markers of femme subjectivity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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What a disappointment to have something so joyous tarnished by a dreadful reality where women are being belittled & disrespected for existing.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Laughed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed%20off. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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