ridiculed

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Her expensive renovation of the dilapidated White House was ridiculed as ostentatious and an inappropriate use of money during wartime.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

When Dubois answers awkwardly or offers clipped responses, he is often ridiculed online.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

When she did, she was maliciously disbelieved and ridiculed by the likes of Drake and 50 Cent.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

White House aides ridiculed him in the press as the “Velcro senator.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Odd values—unthinking school spirit, proms, jockhood—are exalted, while the best values—free thinking, nonconformity, curiosity—are ridiculed.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz