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Recent Examples of laugher
The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Henry scored two touchdowns in a three-plus-minute span of the fourth quarter to turn the game into a laugher.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The verdict remained in doubt through two periods, but then the Penguins erupted for six goals in a 14:02 span in the third period to turn this game into an absolute laugher.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Double-digit favorites in the NFL are 5-0 ATS this season, and the Lions are responsible for two of those covers — the 52-6 laugher vs. Jacksonville as a 14-point favorite and a 52-14 demolition of the Tennessee Titans as a 13-point favorite.
—Ben Fawkes, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Henry scored two touchdowns in a three-plus-minute span of the fourth quarter to turn the game into a laugher.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The verdict remained in doubt through two periods, but then the Penguins erupted for six goals in a 14:02 span in the third period to turn this game into an absolute laugher.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Double-digit favorites in the NFL are 5-0 ATS this season, and the Lions are responsible for two of those covers — the 52-6 laugher vs. Jacksonville as a 14-point favorite and a 52-14 demolition of the Tennessee Titans as a 13-point favorite.
—Ben Fawkes, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugher
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Friday in Tampa, Strong scored 22 points in UConn’s blowout victory against top overall seed UCLA, becoming just the third freshman in program history behind Breanna Stewart and Maya Moore to drop 20-plus in a Final Four game.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Royals on Monday recorded 14 hits in their 11-1 blowout victory.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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In the Cape Ann League, Vinn Winter (six goals) and Finn Wright (five goals, four assists) dominated the play, as Ipswich cruised to a 17-5 romp of Amesbury.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The one-night-only reading of the romp, presented as part of Chance Theater’s On The Radar New Works Program, is directed by Sasha Nicolle Smith and stars Tristan Cunningham, Kathleen Littlefield and Josh Schell.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Leesburg 19-19, Eastside 4-3 Buzz: Brianna Tozer went 2 for 5 with a double and 5 RBIs for Leesburg (12-4) in Game 1 of the doubleheader sweep while Hailey Toothaker went 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Padres can start the season with a four-game sweep over the Braves with a win on Sunday.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Northern states acted to frustrate the catchers of enslaved people by guaranteeing jury trials for the runaways and barring law enforcement cooperation in catching them.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Organizers say the designer will not be allowed to return to the Omaha Fashion Week runaway.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2025
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Bickerstaff is the landslide winner, but Kidd deserves positive chatter.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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In addition to replenishing the beach sand and reinforcing the revetment, OCTA plans to build a permanent catchment wall and restore the section of a popular coastal pedestrian trail destroyed by the landslide.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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These small-scale attacks may prove most damaging to the norm against territorial conquest.—
TANISHA M. FAZAL,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Mar. 2025
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For the indigenous peoples of the Americas, these diseases were foreign invaders, spreading faster than European conquest itself.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Despite fan expectation, neither is counting victory ahead of time.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Bombers saw positive offensive performances across the board in their victory.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Any information on how the prisoners were transported to the interior of the U.S. after capture in Europe would be of interest, as well.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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Quintero, who at one point topped the FBI’s list of most wanted fugitives, was arrested in Mexico in a dramatic 2022 capture.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Laugher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugher. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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