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Recent Examples of laugh off
She's also laughed off her fling with Morgan Wallen, which her close friend Justin Anderson spilled in a viral TikTok.
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The director makes even that overused modern horror trope, the jump scare, truly shocking, not just something to be instantly laughed off.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s no real way to adapt all that without getting laughed off the screen, so Ortiz and Flannery opt for more naturalistic dialogue.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Jimenez appeared embarrassed but laughed off the moment.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The director makes even that overused modern horror trope, the jump scare, truly shocking, not just something to be instantly laughed off.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s no real way to adapt all that without getting laughed off the screen, so Ortiz and Flannery opt for more naturalistic dialogue.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Jimenez appeared embarrassed but laughed off the moment.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugh off
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Schedule your charges when electric rates are the lowest to minimize these costs.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Packed with reflective pearls and blurring pigments, the tint aims to minimize color imperfections while hydrating and evening your skin tone.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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One piece of good news for Arsenal fans is that Arteta played down fears over another injury to Ethan Nwaneri.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Most large employers play down the likelihood that A.I. bots will take our jobs.—
Erin Griffith,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy also shrugged off some of the early stumbles, arguing that Musk and DOGE are committed to quickly correcting mistakes.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Once a player finds a few pieces of warm clothing, even the most bone-chilling wind could be shrugged off without a second thought.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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All major smartphones from Google, Samsung and Apple are currently discounted.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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In celebration of the new fares, Frontier is discounting one-way tickets as low as $19, on bookings made before 11:59pm EST on February 24, 2025.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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Nissan’s leadership felt the proposal undervalued the company.—
River Akira Davis,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Here’s an example: Stock price: $10 Earning per share: $2 Price-to-earnings ratio: 5 The P/E ratio is valuable for assessing whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
13 Feb. 2025
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George Papadopoulos Though President Trump once belittled him, Trump pardoned his former campaign aide on Dec. 22, 2020.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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By saying phrases like this, an emotionally immature person is dismissing the other person’s concerns and opinions, and belittling their reaction. 9.—
Kathy and Ross Petras, Contributors,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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If anything, his radio play-by-play, was underrated.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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And don't underrate how perfectly this first film captures something about Spider-Man's central tragedy.—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20off. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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