laughter

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Recent Examples of laughter May 2025 be filled with beautiful moments, laughter, and all the blessings your hearts can hold. Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025 Joking was her version of uncontrollable tears, but Dr. Fenton neither laughed nor pressed to see what was behind Lilian’s inane laughter. Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025 The inventive plot twists and frequent ad-libs led to filming often being interrupted by laughter. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The dinner, fueled by laughter and conversation, stretched on late into the night. Ian Malone, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for laughter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughter
Noun
  • Bong was quickly made into a GIF after turning around during Han’s remarks, staring at his new Oscar and bursting into giggles.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Naturally, the family shrieked in excitement and quickly descended into a fit of giggles and tears.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The duchess gave an exaggerated shrug before stifling a laugh.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The friendly exes were spotted sharing a laugh at a paintball party for their youngest child on March 2 to celebrate Samuel becoming a teenager, as seen in photos shared by Page Six.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.
    Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025

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“Laughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughter. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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