LAUGHER Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

laugher

noun

Definition of laugher

as in blowout

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Recent Examples of laugher While Sunday afternoon’s anticipated pitching duel turned into a laugher of a loss for the Yankees, the day’s second game starved them and the Dodgers for offense despite both teams throwing a bullpen game. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 Sunday’s 9-4 finale win was more tug-of-war than Saturday’s 9-1 laugher, though. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 Game 4 was a laugher from the tip, with the Knicks using the 3-point arc as a starting point for their personal pop-a-shot game. — CBS News, 10 May 2026 The Sox absolutely pummeled Detroit, 10-3, Tuesday night in a game that was a laugher from the start. — Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for laugher

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Noun

The blowout news from SpaceX’s Q3 earnings wasn’t the rocket and AI giant’s outstanding performance that far exceeded even the analysts’ elevated expectations, but Elon Musk’s revelation that SpaceX and Tesla are weighing a merger.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Then came Tuesday's blowout SpaceX earnings, and growth roared back.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of blowout

Noun

Treat them to this silly little romp, which sees all-time queen Oscar Wilde and his lover taking in a secret performance of the writer’s Salome at a friend’s brothel.

— Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
Selman has been able to add a layer of camp on top that gives its boudoir romp ethos a layer of knowingness.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of romp

Noun

Murphy celebrated Milwaukee’s NL Championship Series sweep by saying the Los Angeles Dodgers had Hall of Famers but his team had gamers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Its variable-sweep wings can be adjusted between 20 and 65 degrees, allowing the bomber to operate efficiently at lower speeds and during supersonic flight.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweep

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The trigger for lithium-ion battery fires is a process called thermal runaway, a cascading sequence of heat-releasing reactions inside the battery cell.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
In The Runaway, Rockwell illustrated a runaway at a diner getting help from a police officer.

— Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of runaway

Noun

The Mexican navy urged mariners and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution, citing high waves, heavy rain and the risk of rising rivers, flooding and landslides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The additional heavy rain will increase the risk of landslides and debris flows, especially in areas where landslides have occurred in the past.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of landslide

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For decades, the United States favored an international order that forbade wars of conquest, upheld freedom of the seas, maintained a generally open global economy, and allowed populations to exercise democratic rights, even if autocracies remained.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Napoleon Bonaparte, having already lost half a million soldiers in Russia, was still an emperor dreaming of new conquests.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of conquest

Noun

For one game, against the Chargers on Sunday at Arrowhead, the Chiefs dug into their depth chart and got significant contributions from the next men up in a 22-6 victory.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Yes, a questionable personal foul helped Arizona get into position for the winning field goal in its 18-16 victory.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of victory

Noun

She was seen near the shelter in the days leading up to her capture.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Much of the theory also stems from Belbruno's work on permanent capture into the solar system and weak stability boundaries published in 2024 in the journal Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of capture

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