satirize
verb
sat·i·rize
ˈsa-tə-ˌrīz 
satirized; satirizing
: to utter or write satire
: to censure or ridicule by means of satire
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Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Aster keenly satirizes Joe’s idiocy in the face of social upheaval through the iconography of Westerns.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Warhol, of course, is known for at once satirizing and embodying mass production through his art and his studio, the Factory.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Just last year, Stonestreet, Burrell, Bowen, and Ferguson joined forces for a commercial that satirized the fear of being left out.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Satirize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satirize. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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satirize
verb
sat·i·rize
ˈsat-ə-ˌrīz
satirized; satirizing
: to make fun of or show the weaknesses of by using satire
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