scoffing (at)

present participle of scoff (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoffing (at)
Verb
  • Surprisingly, or perhaps not, WBD is shrugging off the downturn, up a hair to near $18, continuing to be buoyed by takeover talk.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The stock market has soared this year, shrugging off a flurry of new tariffs, an uptick of inflation and a sharp slowdown in hiring.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But dismissing the rise in antisemitism as mere policing of speech about Israel is disingenuous and dangerous.
    Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Less than four months later, though, a California judge stopped her in her tracks, dismissing her entire complaint on a technicality.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Scoffing (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoffing%20%28at%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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