as in ridiculing
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
most viewers seem to tune in just to laugh at the self-deluded souls who think that they can actually sing
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Other potential candidates, such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gavin Newsom, have achieved fame by berating and ridiculing the other side.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Humiliating him would be like ridiculing the queen to her face.—
Roger Bennett,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Cruzeiro striker Kaio Jorge set the wind-up-merchant ball rolling in the 60th minute, celebrating the evening’s only goal by mocking Atletico’s mascot with a cockerel celebration.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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And Georgia tackle Monroe Freeling, who wasn’t even a first round pick in several mock drafts in January, is now routinely being projected for the top 12, with longtime analyst Dane Brugler mocking him 11th to Miami in his draft this week for the Athletic.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Laughing (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughing%20%28at%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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