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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Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
But since the start of hostilities in the Middle East, location spoofing in the Persian Gulf has surged dramatically.
—Matthew Chin, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
In the spoof, the host is dressed as Aunt Gladys from Weapons — which which won best supporting actress for Amy Madigan’s portrayal of the character — complete with the bright orange hair and white face paint.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026
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Verb
When Apple built a way for people to unlock their devices with their faces, the company tested the technology at Harley-Davidson motorcycle rallies and even hired Hollywood special effects artists to ensure life-like masks couldn’t spoof its facial recognition system, Pogue said.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
But since the start of hostilities in the Middle East, location spoofing in the Persian Gulf has surged dramatically.
—Matthew Chin, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
Retro Rewind players run a Blockbuster Video-like movie-rental store set in the early 1990s, complete with spoofs of real blockbusters of the era.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
In the spoof, the host is dressed as Aunt Gladys from Weapons — which which won best supporting actress for Amy Madigan’s portrayal of the character — complete with the bright orange hair and white face paint.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoof. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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