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Born in Atlanta, Pomerantz always thought he would be the guy in the suit, not the one making fun of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
One of my grandfather’s most repeated stories was about a nun who gave him a new school uniform because the other kids were making fun of how small and worn his old one was.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
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- clowning on
- poking fun at
- satirizing
Possible Antonyms
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- bigging up
- hyping up
- gassing up
- showing love to
