Thesaurus results for LAMPOON

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noun

lam-ˈpün

Definition of lampoon

as in satire

a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general this classic musical is a lampoon of the movie business at the time when sound was introduced

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as in to satirize

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Noun

Written in 2019, the book also feels prescient about the fast fashion landscape that Riley’s film lampoons. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026 But Early, who also wrote and directed this high-wire act, couldn’t be better for a John Waters light delight that lampoons handwringing specials that used to dominate TV. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

Verb

Their being lampooned by a project so closely affiliated with Wintour is more unexpected. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 After the original iPhone was famously lampooned by then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for being too expensive at $500 with subsidies, modern-day editions of the smartphone habitually cost twice as much. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lampoon

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Noun

Though the sculpture made fun of Chairman Mao and communism, the sculpture apparently didn’t hit Rodriguez as satire.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Whitehead has a reputation for hopping among genres—zombie horror, media satire, historical fantasy—with a flair for entertainment value.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of satire

Verb

The roughly 45-second animation — projected without authorization — looped for more than 30 minutes and satirized the State of the Union.

— Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
The best mockumentaries satirize the conventions of everyday life to gut-busting effect.

— Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026

Definition of satirize

Verb

If there’s a cringe video of bridesmaids getting a little too close to a groom, Madison Humphrey has probably parodied it.

— Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026
Endlessly mocked, constantly parodied, and vaguely resented, the mandarins in American civic life have no real allies or admirers.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of parody

Verb

Nevin remembered the songwriter as a melancholic genius, and insisted that Foster did not merely caricature Black Americans but used their vernacular to convey universal themes.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
The edge, as well as the humor, were in the sketches themselves — sometimes caricature, sometimes commentary, sometimes both.

— Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

Definition of caricature

Verb

Rushdie has spent almost 40 years under threat of death from Islamic extremists after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him, claiming Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses blasphemed Islam and mocked the Prophet Muhammad.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Kimmel mocked McConnell by posting the same exact photo on Instagram with Kimmel’s face apparently photoshopped on to McConnell’s body.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 July 2026

Definition of mock

Verb

Once derided as 'Garbage Island’ because of its overflowing landfills, Taiwan has reinvented itself into a global model for green tourism.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The board, in its response to DSA’s recent electoral victories in New York and Colorado, derides DSA candidates for being too radical.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of deride

Verb

Dundon’s move was widely criticized — and ridiculed — after the Hurricanes on Thursday posted a picture of the engravings on social media.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Not too shabby for a man who was roundly ridiculed for his defection from LaLiga in 2007.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of ridicule

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