as in to shrug off
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Chase shrugged off the tradition embraced by the League of compelling students to begin painting using antique objects as models.—
Anne Halsey,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Aug. 2025 -
After some market volatility in the spring, investors have largely shrugged off Trump's tariffs.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
1 Aug. 2025
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After twice rejecting Trump, Nevadans ousted a Democratic governor in 2022 and helped Trump back to the White House in 2024.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hall has rejected Puri's recommendation to reinstate Farhat as the Democratic appropriations chair, made in a letter that blasted the speaker's approach to budget negotiations.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The woman also filed a petition for an injunction in 2016, and the case was dismissed six months later.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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The proceedings were dismissed in early 2024 due to inactivity.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The event’s host, the actress Florence Foresti, openly mocked the movie’s prominence there.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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Protestors were seen holding banners and placards expressing their frustration about Vance and the wider U.S. administration, as well as mocking the vice president.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Based on actual events, drama about Ronald Zúñiga, a young man who defies his father and becomes an international thief.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her survival defied the odds - and the increasingly grim expectations of those following her disappearance.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yeah, a woman scorned who also writes songs is a thing to behold.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Not that Colbert really ever held back on his opinions, but a host scorned hath more fury.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
26 July 2025
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Yet, shortly after the district court granted plaintiffs' emergency motion for a temporary restraining order, defendants appear to have disobeyed it.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Aug. 2025
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That is not one, but two Cleons on the run, while the one remaining Cleon is already disobeying Demerzel and is way too close to the Foundation Ambassador (and there’s the whole thing of him being put down in a few days).—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Nail artists are using chrome finishes and builder gel to create bespoke, mixed-metal manicures that flout old-school fashion rules and echo what’s happening in the jewelry space.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
8 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the provisions of the Pretoria Agreement have been openly flouted.—
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Scoff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoff%20%28at%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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