pooh-pooh

variants also pooh

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pooh-pooh LaRoche tried to pooh-pooh the notion, and certainly did not wish Agent McGee to alarm his wife. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Apr. 2025 But weather forecasters typically pooh-pooh their predictions. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 But weather forecasters typically pooh-pooh their predictions. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 National Weather Service debunks woolly bear forecasting abilities Of course, the National Weather Service has come along to pooh-pooh the woolly bear's winter foresight, with its science and facts. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024 No wonder his officers pooh-pooh Haiti’s gangs as amateurs compared to their previous foes, like Al Shabaab – though the al Qaeda affiliate hasn’t been entirely vanquished back home in Kenya. Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024 Experts in the wind-power industry pooh-pooh such warnings. Peter Fairley, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010 Still others pooh-pooh the suggestion that British voters would make decisions at the ballot box based on the political direction of another country, even one as close and influential as the United States. Mark Landler, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooh-pooh
Verb
  • Kiser's attorneys also filed a notice to dismiss some agencies from the lawsuit, and the court sealed a declaration Kiser wrote about this case.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Last month, Fernando Casas-Gamboa’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the indictment, alleging that ICE is wrongly detaining his client on immigration grounds despite Major ordering his pre-trial release in the criminal case.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • This can manifest into an AI tool that ends up rejecting qualified job candidates because it was trained on biased data.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • That kind of backlash prompted officials in La Mesa, Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad to reject digital billboard proposals.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • The intent is to trick recipients into ignoring usual government advice as Iranian attacks continue.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Only 19% of Americans think the administration can ignore the ruling.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 17 June 2025

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“Pooh-pooh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooh-pooh. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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