as in parodied
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
caricatured the supervisor's distinctive walk
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Recent Examples of caricatured
And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.
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Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
The first was King George III himself, a monarch often caricatured but in fact more attentive to the British constitutional tradition than his American detractors allowed.
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Danielle Allen,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
This idea of reasonableness is easily caricatured as moral timidity or a bloodless neutrality that drains politics of passion.
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Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
For years, national media caricatured our city as a war zone.
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Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
These changes have been caricatured as authoritarian and corrupt.
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James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.
—
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
The first was King George III himself, a monarch often caricatured but in fact more attentive to the British constitutional tradition than his American detractors allowed.
—
Danielle Allen,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
This idea of reasonableness is easily caricatured as moral timidity or a bloodless neutrality that drains politics of passion.
—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
For years, national media caricatured our city as a war zone.
—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
These changes have been caricatured as authoritarian and corrupt.
—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caricatured
Verb
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Comedy Central's South Park later parodied Mencia's reputation for taking credit for jokes that weren't his.
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Their live performances in Sydney’s drag scene parodied hyper-masculinity and soon moved into artist-run spaces with installations and video works.
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One attack ad mocked Ossoff for playful college-era behavior.
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Just days before the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a professional UFC fighter standing inside a cage erected on the South Lawn of the White House mocked former First Lady Michelle Obama by referring to her as a man.
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The fake audio clip imitated the principal using racist commentary, including statements that African-American students were unable to test their way out of a paper bag, according to charging documents.
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The star imitated the lone star of Texas.
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“Caricatured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caricatured. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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