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Recent Examples of laugh off
Sam shows up with a selection of wines and laughs off both Spock’s attempt to tell him the truth and his attempt to bait him into punching him.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Simpson laughed off the little mishap in an interview with the Today hosts after her set.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 24 July 2025
Barack and Michelle Obama laughed off divorce rumors on a recent episode of her podcast.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 17 July 2025
As for what’s next for the Squid Game franchise, Hwang laughs off the possibility of a fourth season.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 July 2025
Simpson laughed off the little mishap in an interview with the Today hosts after her set.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 24 July 2025
Barack and Michelle Obama laughed off divorce rumors on a recent episode of her podcast.
—Josh Feldman, NBC news, 17 July 2025
As for what’s next for the Squid Game franchise, Hwang laughs off the possibility of a fourth season.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugh off
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Officials repeatedly minimized fire risks and touted the benefits of letting the fire burn, according to The Republic's findings.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Context switching is minimized.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There’s usually a physical requirement, as well as severely playing down the high-wattage glamor that got you on red carpets in the first place.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs know something about playing down a man or two at the position.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
31 Aug. 2025
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Samsung’s 65-Inch The Terrace is a backyard showstopper, built to shine in direct sunlight and shrug off rain or dust, now $1500 off.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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Leaders shrug off emotional labour as soft or distracting.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Amazon typically discounts Apple AirPods, Dyson vacuums, Le Creuset cookware, Coach bags, Lego sets, and more coveted goodies.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy seemed to discount the Ravens' secondary despite the group being comprised of multiple first-round draft picks.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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And the years Apple has put into working on the accuracy of its HR sensors should not be undervalued.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wolfe upgrades Remitly Global to outperform from peer perform Wolfe said the financial services company is undervalued.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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So, instead of recognition, many high-achieving women describe being met with jealousy, belittling or social isolation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her snide answers to their belittling questions are smart and iconoclastic, setting the stage for the other characters in the movie who also think outside the box.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Niemann has been the most consistent winner of LIV Golf, but according to Rahm, he is underrated.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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His legacy is one of the most powerful underrepresented, and underrated in the region.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
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“Laugh off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20off. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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