snickered
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In calling the race for Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district for Democratic Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, Maddow couldn’t resist calling her Republican opponent, Rob Bresnahan, a “sometime ghost hunter” as her colleagues snickered in the background.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
They snickered two years later when he announced that while he personally opposed abortion, he now supported a woman’s right to choose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
The gullible may have stood in awe, but sophisticated travelers scoffed and snickered at the big egg, obviously laid by an ordinary ostrich.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2024
The idea was dismissed as a “blubber restaurant” and snickered about in the food world in far more tasteless terms.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023
I was tired of staring down every other girl in my grade who snickered at my pleated wool skirts and Peter Pan collars.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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