as in satire
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general
this classic musical is a lampoon of the movie business at the time when sound was introduced
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Recent Examples of lampoon
Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
All manner of mindless momentarily distracting entertainment scraps are thrown into this stew, from the Hokey Pokey to a lampoon of the birth of Jesus.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
Kyler Alvord, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The redistricting was then lampooned in a political cartoon, showing the districts in the shape of a winged mythical beast.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
More scenes that felt raw or real would more effectively ground this light-hearted lampoon.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
All manner of mindless momentarily distracting entertainment scraps are thrown into this stew, from the Hokey Pokey to a lampoon of the birth of Jesus.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
One of the first questions revolved around the patio's viral yellow-and-white-striped umbrellas, which look identical to the umbrellas at Mar-a-Lago and have been lampooned in countless social media posts for resembling chain restaurant patios.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The redistricting was then lampooned in a political cartoon, showing the districts in the shape of a winged mythical beast.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lampoon
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Mike begins to struggle with the idea of doing something that might finally give his life (and his death) meaning, and although the film goes in absurd directions, Gavras sells it by pitching everything at the level of epic satire, his grandiose images working in tandem with moments of broad humor.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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Directed by Cathy Yan, The Gallerist is an art world satire with a morbid twist.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2026
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In a somewhat baffling aside that failed to meet the moment, Jordan Klepper popped in, supposedly live from Minneapolis, to satirize the ever-shifting goalposts of the administration’s justifications for Pretti’s death.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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By positing the aliens as fans and offering these performers a real moment to be heroes, Galaxy Quest both satirizes and celebrates fandom, acknowledging the genuine impact fictional touchstones ultimately have on their most devoted consumers.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
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Many of the players reunited for a Boost Mobile commercial in 2010 that parodied the song, and Saturday Night Live created a mock Behind The Music documentary about it when Tom Brady hosted in 2005.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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He has been parodied on SNL and has appeared on series including Treme, Billions and The Bear.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These changes have been caricatured as authoritarian and corrupt.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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For years now, Europe has been caricatured as too divided to act, too lethargic to decide, too comfortable to think strategically.—
Fareed Zakaria,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Khaby Lame, a Senegalese-Italian influencer with more than 160 million TikTok followers, became an international sensation for his wordless reactions mocking overly complex viral videos.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mahan, who made a name for himself by criticizing the governor on homelessness, found himself in the hot seat with Hilton, who mocked a recent interview in which Mahan praised Newsom’s progress in reducing homelessness at the state level, an about-face from earlier comments.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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The move was derided by Jackson’s opponents, most notably Kentucky Senator Henry Clay.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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There was initially fear that Italy, where senior officials had derided the move to send soldiers to Greenland, might be a holdout.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Scammers are spoofing numbers to call customers and setting up fake websites that appear in Google searches.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Quantum sensors are one way to address this gap - due to denied and spoofed environments, coverage gaps, malfunctions, etc.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The move was ridiculed by lawyers outside Paul Weiss, and more than 140 alums of the firm signed a letter assailing it as well.—
Meg Kinnard,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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And for that, he was ridiculed.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Lampoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoon. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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