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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Steve Beynon, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, reported by Bleeping Computer, hackers have been targeting these BPOs, or business process outsourcing companies, to direct employees and customers to spoofed single sign-on webpages and steal their credentials.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
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
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Verb
Maritime tracking isn't foolproof, as ships can spoof or manipulate tracking systems to obscure their origin, destination and cargo.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, reported by Bleeping Computer, hackers have been targeting these BPOs, or business process outsourcing companies, to direct employees and customers to spoofed single sign-on webpages and steal their credentials.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
The Boys give it a test run by killing a new supe named Rockhard, a spoof of Marvel’s The Thing, and wounding Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), whom Homelander awoke from cryostasis.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
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
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoof. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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