as in to shrug off
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoff (at)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia should be worried about its parade, which will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, remarks that the Kremlin shrugged off.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Dumas also shrugged off dupes — this year’s Wirkin phenomenon comes to mind — as products a discerning client can recognize.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
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The judge has now said that’s not good enough, and rejected Bungie’s motion to dismiss.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Shirley has discovered that Conrad was rejected for a job at UNIT eight years ago.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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The announcement comes after a jury candidate was dismissed on the first day of Combs' trial due to her connection to the publishing company.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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When Trump left the presidency in 2021, the court dismissed the case as moot, leaving the constitutional provision largely untested and unresolved.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2025
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Similarly, this administration has mocked the constitutional process of due process, whereby the accused get their day in court.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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Crockett has been outspokenly opposed to Republican efforts to keep trans athletes out of women's and girls' sports, even previously mocking Americans who claim to have been impacted.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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Don’t Spend On Ads These side hustlers defy conventional marketing wisdom.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The Royals have defied the odds by playing nearly .500 baseball when scoring four runs or fewer this season.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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On the other, America’s right flank feeling scorned because its aid – given to defeat a decades-long adversary at no cost of American life – had not been received with enough gratitude.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Republicans putting country above politics or compromising with Democrats are scorned and ostracized by fellow Republicans and voted out of office.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Resto was arrested on charges of reckless driving, disobeying signal of an officer, engaging police in a pursuit, failure to maintain proper lane on a limited access highway and interfering with an officer/resisting.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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The YouGov/The Economist survey also shows that nearly half of Americans think that the Trump administration is disobeying court orders when deporting immigrants.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Gonzalez Rogers also referred the case to federal prosecutors to investigate whether Apple committed criminal contempt of court for flouting her 2021 ruling.—
Josh Sisco,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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The new Trump administration has also been accused of flouting court orders and deporting migrants without due process following campaign promises of mass deportation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Scoff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoff%20%28at%29. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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