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caricaturing

verb

present participle of caricature

as in parodying

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 caricaturing After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation. — Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025

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Grande said, parodying one of his lines from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.

— Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026

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Members of the media mocking the leader’s dismal performance on live TV and all across the internet?

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
After the 2022 final, and again on a team bus after the 2024 Copa América, Argentine players sang a song mocking French players' African heritage, with a transphobic jab thrown at Kylian Mbappé for good measure.

— Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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In addition, Meadowlands can spoof enemy assets by imitating the specific, complex waveforms used by military and commercial satellite networks.

— David Szondy July 06, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
Second, GenAI output can reproduce part of a creator’s work or imitating their style, free riding on the years spent developing their craft.

— Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026

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