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
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.
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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
Great Again movement, fueled in part by anger over Kirk's stunning assassination, have mostly scoffed at these criticisms, however.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Hamparian scoffed at the sentiment.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
The bite was great, the barge remained popular and it should be noted that not only were there no limits in those days, anglers of the era would have scoffed at the notion of catch and release.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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
Great Again movement, fueled in part by anger over Kirk's stunning assassination, have mostly scoffed at these criticisms, however.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Hamparian scoffed at the sentiment.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
The bite was great, the barge remained popular and it should be noted that not only were there no limits in those days, anglers of the era would have scoffed at the notion of catch and release.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoffed
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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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The little green worm quickly devoured yours.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
23 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
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Its use was banned in many countries around the turn of the millennium amid concerns that the fibers, when airborne, could result in potentially fatal lung diseases if inhaled.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Previous research has found that TCE, when inhaled or ingested, can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and cause damage to neurons.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Scoffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoffed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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