spoofed; spoofing; spoofs
Examples of spoof in a Sentence
Verb
spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team
the newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter
Noun
many viewers thought that the spoof of a television newscast was the real thing
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Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025
Theoretically, that makes quantum navigation immune to jamming and spoofing.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Valcq's musical, a spoof of 1950s science-fiction movies, was first staged at the Skylight, had a Milwaukee setting and was filled with Milwaukee references.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Verb
But research has shown searches for virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow anyone to spoof their geographic location when accessing the internet, went up — as did traffic to sites that did not implement age verification systems.
—Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025
Theoretically, that makes quantum navigation immune to jamming and spoofing.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
Other early influences included a stint assisting Ken Shapiro, director of 1974’s pre-SNL sketch spoof The Groove Tube.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Valcq's musical, a spoof of 1950s science-fiction movies, was first staged at the Skylight, had a Milwaukee setting and was filled with Milwaukee references.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoof. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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