laughs off

verb

present tense third-person singular of laugh off
as in shrugs off

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  1. shrugs off
  2. plays down
  3. minimizes
  4. discounts
  5. underrates
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  • Wrapped in a tough, drop-proof fabric shell that floats and shrugs off water, it is engineered to survive real-world chaos.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Turkey’s government insists its courts are independent as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shrugs off European rulings, a stance that has already fueled a diplomatic clash with Western ambassadors over Kavala’s detention.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrugs off
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  • So there’s a chance to get some plays down the field for the Panthers.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
  • If any lingering question of home-court advantage persisted, it was made crystal clear in the final 30 seconds who had the biggest backing, as Barclays erupted in celebration of the Liberty’s game-winning plays down the stretch.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of plays down
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  • It's also supported by Nvidia's G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium, which also minimizes gameplay latency, ensuring responsive feedback.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The articles by Davidson and Craven in this sense exemplify a broader transphobic trend in the UK legacy media that minimizes or omits reference to the suffering of trans people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of minimizes
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  • Sometimes a person discounts abundant evidence of competence.
    — Sandro da Silva, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Starz’s current promo discounts a subscription to $6/month for your first three months.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of discounts
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  • To pretend otherwise, to act as if survival in these conditions is simply beyond this group, underrates them but is fundamentally far too kind to them.
    — Ben Jones, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of underrates
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“Laughs off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughs%20off. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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