as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
his nerdy clothes made him the laughingstock of the schoolyard
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Recent Examples of laughingstocks
After going from perennial laughingstocks to legitimate contenders over the last two years, the Detroit Lions could be poised for their best season yet.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughingstocks
Noun
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The jokes that really stood out, though, were all about our changing media landscape, whether the not-so-gentle ribbing of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos finally embracing theaters, or Amazon being too much of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
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Last fall, New York’s Republican State Committee suspended a Young Republican organization following the release of a group chat that included jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Only fools would think differently.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Arsenal would be fools to adopt a different approach as long as nothing changes.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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For its part, Israel continued to strike Hezbollah targets almost on a daily basis and occupy five strategic spots inside Lebanon, all similarly in violation of the ceasefire.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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After the Dolphins acquired Tyreek Hill in 2022, Waddle saw his targets shrink for three consecutive seasons.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Laughingstocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughingstocks. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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