as in to shrug off
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoff (at)
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Though usually quick to shrug off the pandemic, the students acknowledge its lingering effects.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 May 2025 -
Shareholders largely shrugged off the court action.—
Kevin Williams,
Quartz,
27 May 2025
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Brentford have rejected an offer of around €9million (£7.6m; $10.2m) from Bayer Leverkusen for their first-choice goalkeeper Mark Flekken but negotiations are ongoing over a potential deal.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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These individuals reject the Redpill notion of alpha-male masculinity and the accompanying focus on self-improvement.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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Congressional Republicans, many of whom had also grown annoyed with Musk over the last few months, have largely dismissed the billionaire’s fiery opposition to the bill.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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For example, recent reports about the potential for automotive production to be curtailed due to rare earth mineral shortages should not be dismissed.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Gervais also mocked himself during his acceptance speech.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
31 May 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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David Lira, 65, of Pasadena admitted Thursday to one count of contempt of court for defying a Chicago judge’s order concerning the distribution of settlement funds to clients whose relatives had perished in a 2018 Indonesian plane crash.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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So far, key measures of the economy have largely defied fears of a downturn.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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Behind closed doors on Tuesday morning, Mr. Trump addressed each of the factions in turn, according to lawmakers who attended the meeting, lavishing praise on some Republicans and scorning others who have withheld their support for the legislation.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Note that there is no comma—no Oxford comma, that is, beloved of this publication and often scorned elsewhere—before the conjunction.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, rebuked Apple for thwarting a previous ruling in the lawsuit and said the company needed to be stopped from further disobeying the court.—
Tripp Mickle,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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She was taken to Troop A in Southbury and charged with engaging police in pursuit, interfering with an officer, disobeying the signal of an officer, operation of a motor vehicle under suspension and operation of a motor vehicle without minimum insurance.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2025
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Those thinking about flouting the rules have perhaps bigger concerns than breaking the law.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Yet, at the same time that Chinese companies are introducing world-leading technologies, some Chinese policymakers and business leaders are flouting international law—and acting as if China were a poor developing country whose companies need special treatment.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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“Scoff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoff%20%28at%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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