scoff (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoff (at)
Verb
  • Markets shrugged off a rise in first-time jobless claims last week to 223,000, a six-week high driven by Californians displaced due to the wildfires.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Julian Alvarez showed superb determination and technique to shrug off much bigger defender Jonathan Tah and fire a shot low into the net.
    Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.
    Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But in October, 2023, Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar, whose office prosecutes crimes across the county, decided to drop charges after a motion to dismiss was filed by the defense.
    Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Despite the positive identifications, prosecutors dismissed the murder case against Walton six months after the preliminary hearing.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The claim: Video shows people around the world protesting Trump presidency in January 2025 A Jan. 28 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows clips of thousands of people marching and holding signs criticizing and mocking President Donald Trump.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Baldoni accuses Reynolds of using the character to mock and bully him.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • That WeatherTech is still going head-to-head with some of the biggest brands in the world — a true David-and-Goliath marketing story — has defied skeptics and arguably changed the game of Super Bowl advertising.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Taylor Swift and Cynthia Erivo were apparently defying the seating chart at the Grammys, but all for good reason!
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has long scorned the very notion of domestic extremism, dismissing it as overblown or invented.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • After the Iron Curtain fell, tennis exploded in the former communist countries, where tennis had long been scorned as a pursuit of the bourgeoisie.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • At the end of a two-day hearing that saw Giuliani take the stand, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman agreed with the election workers that the former New York City mayor willfully disobeyed requirements to turn over information about his professional services and messaging accounts.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Philippine police have filed criminal complaints against Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in an altercation in Congress over the brief detention of her chief of staff, who was accused of hampering the congressional inquiry.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Recently, unfounded claims of health benefits have persuaded some to consume raw milk, flouting public health dire warnings of disease-causing pathogens, including avian flu.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Supporters say a city charter change is necessary to enable St. Paul to go after powerful violators with the money to fight — or flout — enforcement of city codes.
    Kyle Stokes, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
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