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Recent Examples of scoff
Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 May 2025
The space was chic, but didn’t take itself so seriously that having fun would be scoffed at.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
As the ancient practice of yoga morphs to meet ever-shifting American tastes, Charlotte is embracing a new variation that might have drawn scoffs just a few years ago.
—Roland Wilkerson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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Verb
Critics may have scoffed, but the movie, directed by Phil Karlson, was a hit with audiences caught up in the 1970s vigilante-film craze that included Death Wish, Dirty Harry and even Taxi Driver.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 May 2025
The space was chic, but didn’t take itself so seriously that having fun would be scoffed at.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
Noun
In the past, when my friends and I were bold enough to ask that the television behind the bar be changed to a Wisconsin women's volleyball game, it was met by scoffs from a few Brewers fans who couldn't be bothered to turn their chairs to look at the two other TVs in the room.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
As the ancient practice of yoga morphs to meet ever-shifting American tastes, Charlotte is embracing a new variation that might have drawn scoffs just a few years ago.
—Roland Wilkerson, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoff
Verb
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Finance and accounting present yet another strong case for BPO, as companies can outsource tax compliance, accounts receivable and other back-office functions that can devour time and resources.—
Pranav Dalal,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Even its Revolutionary Guards bear no name of Iran—only of a violent ideology that devours its children and invites war upon them.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
17 June 2025
Noun
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His voice—typically pitched between a bellow and a sneer—was instantly recognizable to the couple that night.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
3 May 2025
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In a movie climate where remakes tend to draw sneers of derision and claims that people have just gotten too lazy to invent anything new, Disney’s remakes of its own products are always a chief target.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The simulant particles are smaller than 2.5 microns (millionths of a meter), small enough to be inhaled and then trapped in the lower airways of the lungs.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
23 June 2025
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Chernobyl nuclear disaster altered the genetics of the dogs left behind, scientists say How does exposure to uranium affect the human body If ingested or inhaled, uranium hexafluoride gas -- in which each of the molecules has six fluorine atoms -- can cause kidney damage, Caffrey said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
21 June 2025
Noun
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But watching a group of roughnecks on a rig in grubby overalls moving huge, long steel pipes, Dugan's smile begins to fade to a smirk.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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Modern thinkers stopped using these concepts altogether except in quotation marks, with a wink, a smirk, and a glance backward toward the unscientific past.—
Isaac Bashevis Singer,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Read More: When to Go to the Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care Keeping your head above water can help reduce the likelihood of gulping down germs.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Astronomers have captured the clearest view to date of a massive young star gulping down swirling gas, offering a rare glimpse into how these cosmic titans grow to their enormous sizes.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Mish and Lucy left their enclosures and beelined for the park's food storage area, where the animals gobbled seven days' worth of honey in one sitting.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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The second is a techno-suit-wearing version of Pinky, one of the ghosts players gobble up in the Pac-Man arcade game.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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“Scoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoff. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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