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The team has become the laughingstock of the league.
The mayor became a laughingstock.
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Today, the West Bank remains under Israeli occupation, the Palestinian Authority is a laughingstock and Palestinian politicians are divided among themselves.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Zach Orr’s defense, with many of the same players from last season’s outstanding defense, is quickly becoming the laughingstock of the NFL.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Unless John Mara and Steve Tisch are OK with being the laughingstock that lost to the horrendous Carolina Panthers with the world watching, 20-17 in overtime, on Sunday in Munich, Germany.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
No veteran worth his salt — particularly ones who’ve grown accustomed to the playoffs or lifted a Stanley Cup or two — wants to be part of a laughingstock.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
Zach Orr’s defense, with many of the same players from last season’s outstanding defense, is quickly becoming the laughingstock of the NFL.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Unless John Mara and Steve Tisch are OK with being the laughingstock that lost to the horrendous Carolina Panthers with the world watching, 20-17 in overtime, on Sunday in Munich, Germany.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
No veteran worth his salt — particularly ones who’ve grown accustomed to the playoffs or lifted a Stanley Cup or two — wants to be part of a laughingstock.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughingstock. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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laughingstock
noun
laugh·ing·stock
ˈlaf-iŋ-ˌstäk 
ˈlȧf-
: a person or thing that is made fun of
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