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Recent Examples of laugher
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.
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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
New Jersey makes a statement against possible playoff Foe New York, sweeping all four matches in a 4-0 laugher.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Gore worked a scoreless second before the Nationals struck again, turning the sweltering afternoon into a laugher.
—Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
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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
New Jersey makes a statement against possible playoff Foe New York, sweeping all four matches in a 4-0 laugher.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Gore worked a scoreless second before the Nationals struck again, turning the sweltering afternoon into a laugher.
—Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugher
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After that early Heat surge, the Bucks promptly unleashed a 39-16 rampage and Miami never really recovered, ending on the wrong side of a blowout loss for the second time in a week, dropping below .500 (at 21-22) and finishing the night ninth in the East.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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With the Heat featured on TNT on Thursday night (albeit somewhat briefly, until their blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks was shifted to truTV), Barkley took advantage of the opportunity to again inject himself into the drama between Butler and Heat President Pat Riley.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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Yes, the deep dive into the genre-hopping performances from Billy Preston, the late-night sketch comedy show's first musical guest in 1975, to current pop sensations including Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo, is a romp.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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The 21-point gap is the largest margin of victory at Illinois since Penn State cruised to a 74-52 romp on Feb. 11, 2018.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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With home ice on their side, Seattle will be eager to flip the script and avoid a season sweep.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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JSerra 62, Mater Dei 52: The wild Trinity League race now has four teams with two losses after JSerra completed a sweep of the Monarchs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Thermal runaway causes a chain reaction that dramatically raises the battery's temperature, quickly escalating the fire to uncontrollable levels.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The investigation of the defendant began in October 2021 when a detective contacted an Orange County investigator about a 17-year-old runaway, Deputy District Attorney Taylor Krone said in his opening statement of the trial.—
City News Service,
Orange County Register,
8 Jan. 2025
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About 40 miles south, Marianne Hunter dreads the rain because of an another ongoing disaster: the landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The defending champs are once again landslide favorites to win the World Series.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The La Tène period lasted from around the 5th century B.C. to the Roman conquest in the 1st century B.C.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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It was likely built around 1300 directly south of the first building and may have been downgraded after the conquest to serve as a kitchen or another purpose for the manor house.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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Beyoncé finally won Album of the Year and Kendrick Lamar pulled off two remarkable major-category victories at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Cyclones notched their first ranked win of the season with an 81-70 victory over then No. 5 Marquette on Dec. 4, 2024.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025
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One of the most exciting innovations in carbon removal is direct air capture (DAC), or the process of using machines to extract carbon directly from the atmosphere.—
Swish Goswami,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Abbott is offering a $5,000 bounty for intelligence that leads to the capture of members of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Laugher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugher. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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