pooh-poohed

variants also poohed
past tense of pooh-pooh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooh-poohed
Verb
  • Scott first attended Arizona State on a partial golf scholarship, but was dismissed from the team after an incident with a visiting recruit.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
  • In our most recent conversation, Gershman dismissed the account Sebold gave in her memoir and downplayed the parts of her testimony that were more ambiguous.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • If it is outright rejected and people burn down the theaters, cool.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • The lawsuit also claims that when the same group offered $100,000 to fund a study looking into whether the transition was needed and whether other options were available, the school rejected the proposal.
    Chaewon Chung July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Many are ignored, cause unnecessary delays or are dismissed as noise.
    Subba Rao Katragadda, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • That’s why the thought of moving starter Michael King, closer Mason Miller or southpaw Adrian Morejon shouldn’t be ignored if someone is willing to overpay for one of them.
    Jim Bowden, New York Times, 17 July 2026
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“Pooh-poohed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooh-poohed. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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