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as in giggled
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell
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as in smiled
to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions
you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!
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Recent Examples of laughed
As the crowd laughed and Ross blew a kiss in Kraft’s direction, Brady could be seen shifting in his seat behind and to the right of the comedian.
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Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Schuman fell off his bike at one point, and the boy laughed at him.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Lynch, a Stanford graduate, laughed while offering the jab at the Red Raiders’ robust spending that brought in several transfers last offseason.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
There was Jokic’s 56-point Christmas masterpiece this season, which ended with a frustrated Edwards getting ejected and laughed at by Ball Arena.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Chapa paused for a moment and laughed.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The audience laughed and applauded.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Trump laughed more and more, too, especially at Kimmel’s Epstein jokes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Over the course of the afternoon, guests laughed about, grappled with, and sometimes politely skirted around the same gendered tropes that have existed for centuries, the conversation turning serious in some moments and silly in others.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Schuman fell off his bike at one point, and the boy laughed at him.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Lynch, a Stanford graduate, laughed while offering the jab at the Red Raiders’ robust spending that brought in several transfers last offseason.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
There was Jokic’s 56-point Christmas masterpiece this season, which ended with a frustrated Edwards getting ejected and laughed at by Ball Arena.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Chapa paused for a moment and laughed.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The audience laughed and applauded.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Trump laughed more and more, too, especially at Kimmel’s Epstein jokes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Over the course of the afternoon, guests laughed about, grappled with, and sometimes politely skirted around the same gendered tropes that have existed for centuries, the conversation turning serious in some moments and silly in others.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed
Verb
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Holmgren merely giggled as Brooks chucked the ball past him.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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When the officer began to dance, the women screamed and giggled.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Jones smiled when told about the comparison to Zedak.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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On reflection a little while later, Mikel Arteta smiled dryly.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Jordan, famous for taking things personally, just chuckled.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The crown still fits LeBron James chuckled at the suggestion.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Texas and Florida were COVID-19 wildfires, where the rates of infection soared due to the irresponsible actions of their respective governors who allowed businesses to remain open, all but sneered at immunization and encouraged people to gather maskless at public venues.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The universities have sneered at the people who are feeding them.—
Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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None of them screamed commercial hit.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Video from witnesses posted on social media showed rapid gunfire for at least 45 seconds as people screamed and ran for cover.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Assaidi, who grinned widely as he was led out of an NYPD stationhouse on his way to court for his arraignment, did not have any prior arrests, police said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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As the others grinned and grimaced at their rivals’ responses, Becerra was as stone-faced as Buster Keaton.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Laughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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