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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed off
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Josh Hart shrugged off the question — because no one cares about first-round playoff series victories.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026 -
Howard, who has been a police officer for 24 years, elected and reelected from a blue district, shrugged off the video.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Those fights faded once governments began delineating specific zones where such projects were allowed and impacts could be minimized.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Warsh also minimized the president’s threats against the central bank, asserting that the Fed isn’t actually in any immediate danger of being coerced.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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The news came as BlackRock and JPMorgan played down fears of an AI bubble.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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Epstein’s private island Lutnick has played down his ties to Epstein, who was once his neighbor in New York City.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Its digital businesses are growing profitably, and its stock continues to be wildly undervalued.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Zimbabwe’s currency is undervalued by almost half, the governor of the central bank said, pointing to the foreign reserves and gold that back the unit.—
Matthew Hill,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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Point’s knee injury, which knocked him out of the Olympics, can’t be discounted as a lingering factor.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The singer’s collection is packed with storage furniture, comfy chairs, and two-in-one finds, all of which are discounted by hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Adding a player like Cobie Durant in free agency was really underrated, in my opinion.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
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They were vastly underrated by the recruiting services.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The unlikely union lasted 10 years and the mutual admiration between the two famed figures never diminished.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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While the immediate flood threat has diminished, rain is expected to persist along the Mid-Atlantic coast.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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The president belittled Bray on social media and threatened to support a primary challenger, and still Bray wouldn’t budge.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to the suit, she was humiliated by fellow staff members and belittled due to her race, country of origin, religion and immigration status.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Laughed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed%20off. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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