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laughs

NOUN

amusement

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delight diversion enjoyment hilarity laughter pleasure

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action ball beguilement cheer entertainment fun gratification grins hoopla merriment mirth picnic play pleasing whoopee

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field day fun and games gladdening high time merry-go-round regalement

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gloom melancholy misery pain sorrow trouble unhappiness

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depression drudgery sadness work

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boredom

NOUN

comedy

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farce fun humor satire sitcom

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ball burlesque camp comicality drollery facetiousness funnies funniness grins hilarity hoopla humorousness interlude merry-go-round picnic schtick slapstick takeoff travesty vaudeville witticism wittiness

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chaffing comic drama comicalness drollness field day fun and games gag show high camp high time jesting joking light entertainment send-up wisecracking

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sadness tragedy

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seriousness

NOUN

diversion

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amusement distraction fun pastime pleasure

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ball beguilement delectation delight dissipation enjoyment frivolity game gratification grins hoopla levity merry-go-round picnic play relaxation relish sport whoopee

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disport divertissement field day fun and games high time

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work

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seriousness

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chore task vocation

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entertainment

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ball bash blast celebration cheer clambake delight dissipation distraction diversion enjoyment feast frolic fun gaiety game grins merriment merrymaking party pastime picnic play recreation relaxation relief revelry satisfaction shindig sport spree surprise treat

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big-time blowout divertissement fun and games good time high time leisure activity lots of laughs regalement wingding

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depression dissatisfaction gloom labor melancholy misery need pain profession sadness seriousness sorrow task unhappiness vocation want work

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chore drudgery

NOUN

levity

Synonyms

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frivolity giddiness hilarity mirth repartee

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absurdity amusement buoyancy facetiousness festivity fickleness flightiness flippancy folly foolishness happiness jocularity lightheartedness picnic pleasantry trifling triviality volatility wit

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high spirits

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depression gloom sense seriousness

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gravity

NOUN

merriment

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hilarity revelry

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brawl buffoonery cheerfulness conviviality enjoyment festivity frolic fun gaiety glee grins happiness hoopla indulgence jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joy laughter levity liveliness merrymaking mirth picnic recreation revel self-indulgence shindig sport tomfoolery whoopee

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wingding

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depression gloom misery sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness woe work

NOUN

merriment/merrymaking

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brawl buffoonery cheerfulness conviviality festivity frolic fun fun and games gaiety glee happiness hilarity hoopla indulgence jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joy laughter levity liveliness mirth picnic recreation revel revelry self-indulgence shindig sport whoopee wingding

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sadness sorrow unhappiness

NOUN

mirth

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hilarity laughter levity rejoicing

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amusement cheer cheerfulness convulsions entertainment festivity frivolity frolic fun gaiety gladness glee happiness hysteria hysterics jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joyousness kicks lightheartedness merriment merrymaking pleasure revelry sport whoopee

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depression gloom melancholy misery pain sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness woe work

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blues distress

NOUN

recreation

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amusement diversion enjoyment fun hobby pleasure relaxation

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avocation ball dissipation distraction ease entertainment exercise festivity frolic game hilarity holiday jollity mirth pastime picnic play playtime refreshment relief repose sport vacation

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R and R disport divertissement field day fun and games leisure activity rec rollick

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sadness sorrow unhappiness vocation work

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difficulty drudgery profession task

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labor

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A senior administration official said there were laughs and some knowing eye rolls about the presentation behind the scenes, knowing how obsessed Trump was with the Nobel Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Watch the whole thing for other wacky ideas and plenty of laughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Brandan laughs at the thought of what Jack would have made of his best mates spending their weekends hiking with his dad.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

When asked to deliver "Bond, James Bond" to my camera team, he laughs.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Mr. Kellerman laughs and shrugs again, and we all sit in comfortable silence for a bit before he speaks again.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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