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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The show is known for satirizing real-life politics and pop culture issues.
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Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The latest investigation was widely satirized on Chinese social media, where commenters noted the irony of the allegations given that Shi’s religion requires him to live frugally.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 28 July 2025
Even with five years of distance from the lockdown era, a movie that captures the friction between Black Lives Matter activists and anti-masking blowhards is guaranteed to tick people off, especially one that satirizes both camps as a way of indicting American culture at large.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Shipley also decided not to run a cartoon satirizing the relationship between Bezos and US President Donald Trump from Ann Telnaes, leading to the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist’s resignation.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The latest investigation was widely satirized on Chinese social media, where commenters noted the irony of the allegations given that Shi’s religion requires him to live frugally.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 28 July 2025
Even with five years of distance from the lockdown era, a movie that captures the friction between Black Lives Matter activists and anti-masking blowhards is guaranteed to tick people off, especially one that satirizes both camps as a way of indicting American culture at large.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Shipley also decided not to run a cartoon satirizing the relationship between Bezos and US President Donald Trump from Ann Telnaes, leading to the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist’s resignation.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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“Satirize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satirize. Accessed 8 Aug. 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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