Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed off
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Skyrocketing costs In the Times, New College President Richard Corcoran shrugged off $83,207 per student in operating expenses, almost four times the average of all other Florida state colleges and universities.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Oil markets largely shrugged off Maduro’s arrest, a sign traders don’t expect a flood of sanction-free barrels back on the market anytime soon.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Cruz and other Republicans argued the decision minimized the gravity of an attack on the judiciary and could encourage future political violence.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Women’s concerns are often minimized or brushed aside, making this an especially difficult area to navigate.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
6 Jan. 2026
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Ahead of the demerger, ter Kulve played down these risks, arguing that for years TMICC has evolved its portfolio to include more products with reduced sugar, higher amounts of protein or in which portions can be controlled.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2025
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Government officials played down the apparent military takeover and said the coup had been stopped.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Dec. 2025
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Big men who defend, rebound, pass and play with force don’t stay undervalued forever.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Obviously her life is very different from Claire, but did Kate Hudson relate to feeling undervalued or misjudged?—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Amazon quietly discounted dozens of top picks from Stewart’s collection, including Dutch ovens, knife sets, oven mitts, and more, with prices starting at just $8 and discounts going for up to 60 percent off.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jim Harbaugh also discounted any notion that his brother would join him with the Chargers in any capacity.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Bates is such a force of nature in this flick that the near-Hitchcockian manner in which Reiner does the best directorial work of his career was underrated.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025
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Jackson was discounted, misunderstood, and underrated for most of those eight years, until his second- place finish in the Democratic primary in 1988 changed that.—
Abby Phillip,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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What happens when these cues are greatly diminished or erased either by plastic surgery or other aesthetic interventions?—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The prestige of its domestic institutions, once a pillar of American hegemony, has diminished.—
Pratap Bhanu Mehta,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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Paxton and Hunt belittled Cornyn’s border appearance.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The bride shared that the moment left her feeling belittled, even as guests laughed along.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Laughed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed%20off. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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