as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
most viewers seem to tune in just to laugh at the self-deluded souls who think that they can actually sing
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Managers ran through rows of their peers and announced their area’s sales performance, ridiculing poor performers.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025 -
Clinton was ridiculed for his obsession with infrastructure until the numbers proved him out: the canal transformed New York City into an economic powerhouse, and its population surged to more than two hundred thousand.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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A week later, Rogan mocked Hawass and weighed in again on skeptical theories over who built the pyramids.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Gervais also mocked himself during his acceptance speech.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
31 May 2025
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“Laugh (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh%20%28at%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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