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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The book satirizes contemporary life.
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Underneath all the spandex and over-the-top production numbers is a sincere film that cares as much about sharing the joy of music as satirizing its ostentatious performance.
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Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
The film’s British production, and its British filmmaker, can’t help but occupy a large section of the movie’s negative space, inviting questions about who and what exactly is being satirized (or perhaps patronized) in this tale of warring desert nations.
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Deadline revealed in October that StudioCanal, maker of the Paddington movies, was suing UK producer Avalon for satirizing the marmalade-loving mammal in its iconic puppet sketch show Spitting Image.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
Among those appreciating the impact of the 1984 original was the team behind American Vandal, the Netflix mockumentary series that satirized true-crime docs.
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Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
The film’s British production, and its British filmmaker, can’t help but occupy a large section of the movie’s negative space, inviting questions about who and what exactly is being satirized (or perhaps patronized) in this tale of warring desert nations.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
Deadline revealed in October that StudioCanal, maker of the Paddington movies, was suing UK producer Avalon for satirizing the marmalade-loving mammal in its iconic puppet sketch show Spitting Image.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
Among those appreciating the impact of the 1984 original was the team behind American Vandal, the Netflix mockumentary series that satirized true-crime docs.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Satirize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satirize. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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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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