scoffs (at)

present tense third-person singular of scoff (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoffs (at)
Verb
  • Trump, by contrast, shreds regular procedures, shrugs off the expertise needed to bring policies to life, and promotes administrative incompetence in order to eliminate any authority other than himself.
    Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Health and sleep insights feel genuinely useful when planning recovery, and the titanium build shrugs off scrapes.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The business software maker on Wednesday unveiled an optimistic, multiyear financial roadmap that rejects the sluggish-growth narrative that has been dogging the stock.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The White House rejects the suggestion that any of the president's social media posts have been racist.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each side dismisses the other's contention.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Trump dismisses Republican mayoral hopeful as Giuliani allies support Cuomo.
    , FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Scoffs (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoffs%20%28at%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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