as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
scoffed dinner before running off to the basketball game
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Recent Examples of scoffed
Visa and Mastercard said the deal would lower costs for merchants and consumers, but retail trade groups scoffed, saying consumers and merchants would end up paying more.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Still hunting down migrants as well as attacking and arresting US citizens in California and other Blue States, the MAGA administration scoffed at the new laws as unenforcible, but the symbolism is apparent.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Moses Swaibu, a low-level English soccer player who was convicted, in 2015, of colluding with gamblers, scoffed at that idea, and told me that pro athletes can change the outcome of a play just by standing a foot out of position.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
On Thursday morning’s episode of First Take, ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky scoffed at Rodgers’ claim that Sunday wasn’t a special game for him.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Old money circles scoffed at its outlandishness; construction had cost some $3 million (about $95 million today).
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
One high-profile conservative scoffed at the idea of Weiss being one of them, noting that the White House continues to deny The Free Press credentials.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Irwin scoffed at Hall’s prediction that failing to pass the marijuana bill would prompt a government shutdown.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But that bill is not among the party’s demands in the shutdown fight, and Democrats have scoffed at Republicans who portray emergency room care or benefits for migrants with legal status as giveaways to the undocumented.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Still hunting down migrants as well as attacking and arresting US citizens in California and other Blue States, the MAGA administration scoffed at the new laws as unenforcible, but the symbolism is apparent.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Moses Swaibu, a low-level English soccer player who was convicted, in 2015, of colluding with gamblers, scoffed at that idea, and told me that pro athletes can change the outcome of a play just by standing a foot out of position.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
On Thursday morning’s episode of First Take, ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky scoffed at Rodgers’ claim that Sunday wasn’t a special game for him.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Old money circles scoffed at its outlandishness; construction had cost some $3 million (about $95 million today).
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
One high-profile conservative scoffed at the idea of Weiss being one of them, noting that the White House continues to deny The Free Press credentials.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Irwin scoffed at Hall’s prediction that failing to pass the marijuana bill would prompt a government shutdown.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
But that bill is not among the party’s demands in the shutdown fight, and Democrats have scoffed at Republicans who portray emergency room care or benefits for migrants with legal status as giveaways to the undocumented.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoffed
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But in the theatrical cut, Riley briefly survives the drop before being devoured by Tarion’s paw soldiers, the Hellhounds.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Angelo’s is the lunch stop and Strowman devoured ribs, brisket and more smoked meats, restaurant owner Jason George told the Star-Telegram.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jet fuels and other petroleum products are refined from crude oil, and contain chemicals that are toxic to humans when inhaled.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sprays are easy to apply to skin or clothing but must be used with caution as they can also be inhaled.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Scoffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoffed. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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