laugher

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Recent Examples of laugher In this laugher-inducing language, Papa becomes Poopoo, Mama becomes Moomoo, and Sloomoo? Liz Regalia, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026 Her teammates appeared to take the hit personally, quickly turning a relatively taut 1-0 game into a 5-0 laugher over the following 12 minutes of play, with Sarah Fillier, Laura Stacey and Julia Gosling (twice) scoring. Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 The game was a laugher, and its most memorable moment is a blooper — Dallas' Leon Lett being stripped of the ball by Don Beebe before crossing the goal line late in the fourth quarter. Greg Rajan, Houston Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026 Payton Pritchard scored all 12 of his points in the final quarter to help turn the game into a laugher. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laugher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugher
Noun
  • The blowout was a combination of the Pistons’ offensive deficiencies catching up with them their defensive intensity disappearing.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • His Saturday-night blowout in Amsterdam officially kicked off the first Harry tour season since his record-breaking Love On Tour signed off in July 2023 — an unthinkably long layoff for the ultimate mega–pop crowd-crusher.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • The Sailors set a season high for runs in a 15-1 romp over Trabuco Hills in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs at Newport Harbor High.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
  • Beyond that, much of what made the show such a winning romp through Heaven, Hell, and all the spaces in between can be credited to the work of Sheen and Tennant, whose charming performances as an otherworldly odd couple has given Good Omens its heartbeat from the start.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Starter Anthony Kay helped the Sox complete a three-game sweep, allowing two runs over a career-high six-plus innings.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
  • The Braves have won four in a row and go for a sweep of the three-game series Thursday night.
    Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • When Galvin went to the South Elgin Police Department on May 8 to file a missing person report, she was told her daughter was probably a runaway.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Daniel Osman Vasquez Mejia was taken into custody by the Collin County Sheriff's Office on a charge of harboring a runaway.
    Aaron A. Bedoya, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Heavy rainfall in the area caused torrents and increased the risk of landslides, making rescue operations more difficult, state media said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Note the mention of Hemingway here (talk about a white person going up against brown skinned people in his conquests and exploitations).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • Depicting the Norman conquest of England 1100 years ago, the Bayeux tapestry is an astonishing 230 feet long and, according to the British Museum, features 58 scenes, each rendered in colored wool embroidery on flax.
    Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The Cubs did just enough to scratch a run across against Braves lefty Chris Sale, and the bullpen kept tossing up zeros en route to a 2-0 victory to snap a four-game losing streak.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
  • The Lions took a 3-2 victory on an afternoon that could have been their last of the season.
    Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The cinematographer Joachim Philippe keeps his camera close to Annie’s face and captures, as if from her point of view, the drunken partying and canoodling that seems to happen every evening.
    Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • His visits this year have been jam-packed with news, from announcing the capture of Venezuela's then-president Nicolás Maduro and strikes on Iran.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 17 May 2026

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“Laugher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugher. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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