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.
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Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caricaturing
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Regardless, everyone approves of Kiana, with Zack good-naturedly parodying her sunglasses and the girls encouraging him to lock it down despite the tumultuous relationships their friend group seems to attract.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Influencer comedians like Madison Humphrey and Mitsy Sanderson have built large platforms parodying awkward moments.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The intended insult was Dorit’s payback after Sutton spent the season mocking her costar’s wallet size.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Trump has become obsessed with seeking vengeance against his political foes and has abandoned his promise to bring prices down, even mocking the nation’s affordability crisis.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Now, in a case of life imitating art, Cameron himself is being accused of corporate extraction by an Indigenous woman.—
Petala Ironcloud,
Air Mail,
6 June 2026
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In a case of life imitating art, this whodunnit explores the investigation behind her disappearance, strangely resembling one of Christie’s own novels, where everyone in her life becomes a suspect, including her brother, Monty (Trevena).—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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New York survived the scramble by controlling the glass and doing just enough at the free-throw line.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Several have interest in doing so now.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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“Caricaturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caricaturing. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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