laughter

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Recent Examples of laughter All GameNight games are designed to be played together with family and friends for maximum laughter and connection. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 The bus was quiet, interspersed with some laughter, as teammates played cards and tried to leave the mess of a series behind. Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family. Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 The back yard brimmed with raucous laughter and talk of high-school sporting successes and the tribulations of the Dallas Cowboys. David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laughter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughter
Noun
  • People joined in and had a good old chuckle.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • LaKeith Stanfield is an easy standout as Parker’s best friend Grofield, a passionate actor who moonlights as a criminal to fund his dead-end theater company — some of the movie’s heartiest chuckles come from the joy Grofield takes in getting to ham things up as part of the heist.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Set appropriately inside the creepy, abandoned Sears department store, the carnival includes a bunch of ways to get your kicks, giggles and jump scares.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Many movies tried to recreate its magic mixture, including some of its own sequels, but few achieved the merry concoction of frights, gore, and giggles that Craven handled so masterfully.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • McIlroy got the last laugh, though.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Both donning their iconic dark sunglasses at the indoor event, the pair shared a hug and a laugh backstage.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2025

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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughter. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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