laughs (at)

present tense third-person singular of laugh (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughs (at)
Verb
  • Fiction and reality braid in clever ways as Highsmith ridicules her visitor and is inspired by him, imagining a sinister plot (which could in fact be real).
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.
    — Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ultron bristles at the client’s obvious power over Jocasta and mocks him as melodramatic and desperate.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Continue reading … PULLING THE STRINGS — Bruce Blakeman mocks Hochul as 'puppet' of socialist Mamdani.
    — , FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Laughs (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughs%20%28at%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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