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Recent Examples of laugher
Payton Pritchard scored all 12 of his points in the final quarter to help turn the game into a laugher.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Some 78 yards later, Brown had a touchdown that his quarterback and coach would call the dagger in a 42-17 unexpected laugher at KU.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
This was the laugher the Padres needed.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Standout rookie Nolan McLean worked the vaunted Philadelphia lineup like a speedbag for eight shutout innings in a 6-0 laugher.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Some 78 yards later, Brown had a touchdown that his quarterback and coach would call the dagger in a 42-17 unexpected laugher at KU.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
This was the laugher the Padres needed.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Standout rookie Nolan McLean worked the vaunted Philadelphia lineup like a speedbag for eight shutout innings in a 6-0 laugher.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugher
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Earlier Sunday, Redick defended his decision to keep Reaves and Doncic in the game for the second half of Thursday’s blowout loss to the Thunder.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Both were injured in a blowout loss at Oklahoma City on Thursday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Holloway’s second man-advantage marker in Friday’s romp cushioned the Blues’ lead to 6-2 just 82 seconds into the third period.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Anyone else fall asleep about an inning into last night’s romp over Arizona, then speed-run a replay this morning?—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Sound design—the particular timbre of a bass drum or a synth sweep—often defines the identity of a track.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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With Wednesday’s victory, the Celtics also clinched the four-game sweep of their regular-season series against the Heat.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Following up on his first multi-hit game with the Dodgers on Friday, Tucker was on base four times in Saturday’s runaway – two singles (one to drive in a run) and two walks.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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While the runaway for a similar turnaround is not quite there this time around, with the April 12 regular-season finale rapidly approaching, there at least is the hope that can be taken from a year ago at this time.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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What to do in an earthquake Earthquakes’ sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
Mark Price
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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For Israel, which had to vacate its Sinai conquest in 1956, there are parallels, too.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Its latest chart conquest comes after the group — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — completed mandatory military service.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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Norco tied the score on an error with two outs the bottom of the inning and then Kendra Nelson then singled home the winning run from second to give the Cougars the walk-off victory.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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There’s not much clarity yet, despite the Hornets taking care of business against the Indiana Pacers in a 129-108 victory at Spectrum Center on Friday in the penultimate home game of the regular season.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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Before the Chapitos established control following El Chapo’s capture, infighting among factions of the Sinaloa cartel resulted in a market spike in deaths—from close to 4,400 in 2015 to more than 9,700 in 2017 following the capture of El Chapo.—
Abigail R. Hall,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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What To Know The legislation, sponsored by Republican Senator Joey Hensley in the Senate and Representative Kip Capley in the House, does not legalize the capture of wild raccoons or eliminate state oversight.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Laugher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugher. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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