as in to shrug off
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoff (at)
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There are reasons why certain coaches can establish a culture and a mindset that endures, and enables their players to shrug off those adverse moments and carry on.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Cronenworth, who came up through the minor leagues playing primarily at shortstop, shrugged off the praise.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors also sought another charge of making false statements, court documents released Thursday show, but the grand jury rejected it.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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ByteDance and TikTok had challenged the law on First Amendment grounds but the Supreme Court rejected its appeal.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Once the contestants are dismissed from the runway, the judges get more into it.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing his Miami Hurricanes football star teammate in 2006 want prosecutors sanctioned — or the murder case dismissed — after a key witness, who state prosecutors believed was dead, was found alive by an ESPN reporter.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Within hours, some women began posting mocking videos on TikTok.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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After the assassination, Morelo said he was disturbed by those who mocked or celebrated the conservative activist's killing.—
Max Bacall , Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Alice Winocour and her Couture cast defied uncharacteristically wet weather in San Sebastian Sunday night for the European premiere of their new film, a drama backdropped by the glamorous frenzy of fashion week.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Sep. 2025
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One of the two Democrats currently defying party leaders on a shutdown agrees with them.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Gastineau says the video has led to him being ridiculed and scorned.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Imagine doing all this as a woman in fifteenth-century Europe, with three children to raise on your own, in a society that scorned women who took up a pen rather than the sewing needle.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Sep. 2025
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The next day, Alex begs Mia to put her on TMS to talk about the deep fake, but Mia won’t, because that would be directly disobeying Stella and Celine’s order for Alex to keep quiet.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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Hamas has called on residents of Gaza City to disobey the evacuation order.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
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The order, which took effect Sunday, is already drawing criticism for flouting clear requirements of US federal immigration law and is likely to invite immediate lawsuits.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Belly has been in Paris for quite some time, proudly flouting her visa (an undocumented immigrant leading a popular US TV show?—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Scoff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoff%20%28at%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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