laugher

noun

Definition of laughernext
as in blowout

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Recent Examples of laugher The Sox absolutely pummeled Detroit, 10-3, Tuesday night in a game that was a laugher from the start. — Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 The offense came up with timely hits early, Garrett Crochet was back to being Garrett Crochet and in the top of the ninth, the Red Sox erupted in epic fashion, scoring 10 runs to turn what was already a blowout into an absolute laugher. — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 One of the more interesting places to look at why Saturday’s game wasn’t a laugher was the paint production, as the Rockets were more invested inside without Durant and his prominent midrange presence. — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2026 The Phillies rocked Michael Lorenzen in a disastrous 10-1 laugher in the home opener on April 3. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laugher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laugher
  1. blowout
  2. romp
  3. sweep
  4. runaway
  5. landslide
  6. conquest
  7. victory
  8. capture
Noun
  • By Hollywood standards, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's wedding at Madison Square Garden was a total blowout.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Cubs slugged a franchise record nine home runs in a 17-3 blowout win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field, putting an exclamation point on a stellar month of power production.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blowout
Noun
  • Which is the point when a nicely thrilling romp of a movie becomes a masterclass in how environmental survival really works.
    — Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Martial arts and supernatural horror collide in this romp of a buddy comedy.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of romp
Noun
  • The Hurricanes went on to a 4-1 win, and completed the series sweep in Game 4.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The club will look for a road sweep on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sweep
Noun
  • Safer choice over lithium As NCO chemistry operates safely across a wide temperature range without risk of thermal runaway, BESS installations can run fully passively.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Police initially deemed Lashaya Stine a runaway, but evidence pointed to foul play.
    — Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of runaway
Noun
  • The latest landslide created a new blockage in the river and formed another barrier lake, authorities said.
    — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Rice terraces along riverside had experienced landslides, dropping parts of their field into the river.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of landslide
Noun
  • Thus the oceanic feeling might be the royal road to establishing a museum of affiliations, rather than the old colonialist museum of conquests.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The internationally recognized Israel, with the borders that preceded its 1967 conquests?
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of conquest
Noun
  • Meanwhile, a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's push to force Google to sell its ad exchange, another victory for the company against the government's antitrust efforts.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The 27-year-old earned three victories on the PGA Tour in 2026, something only three other players on the circuit accomplished, and picked up another pair of Top 5 finishes as well.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of victory
Noun
  • What Google's Documentation Says This frame-rate dropping functionality isn’t revealed to the user at capture time.
    — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Survey methods include live capture, audio recordings and sampling their genetic material from the environment.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of capture

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“Laugher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugher. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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