burlesquing

present participle of burlesque

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burlesquing
Verb
  • What To Know The Democratic governor of California has recently taken on a new strategy to oppose Trump—parodying the president's brash social media style to mock him.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Though the movie is accessible to new fans, there are plenty of winks and nods for diehards who can understand what might seem, to the uninitiated, like cheesy moments—a cringeworthy English rap verse, a scene parodying the product placement in K-dramas—as self-aware jokes.
    Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The clarinet and piano played musical lines imitating birds.
    Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In the image, the president is also backdropped by a city beach covered with fire and smoke, seemingly imitating an active war zone.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Student accused of mocking Charlie Kirk death Camryn Giselle Booker, a student at Texas Tech University, was arrested on charges of assault after an altercation with students mourning the death of Charlie Kirk.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is seeking to identify and potentially discipline anyone who has made posts celebrating or mocking Kirk’s death.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In doing so, Martin implicated billionaire bankers, major American corporations, and Colombia’s political elite.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Back on the balcony, the magician was doing his best to charm basketball players Devin Booker and Jordan Clarkson with card tricks.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Burlesquing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burlesquing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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