lampooned

Definition of lampoonednext
past tense of lampoon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lampooned
Verb
  • Actors who have portrayed Jackson on screen include Nigel Gibbs in the TV series Monster (2022), and Eddie Murphy famously parodied Jackson on Saturday Night Live in 1984.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Many of the players reunited for a Boost Mobile commercial in 2010 that parodied the song, and Saturday Night Live created a mock Behind The Music documentary about it when Tom Brady hosted in 2005.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • These changes have been caricatured as authoritarian and corrupt.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Torres has a controversial legacy in Colombia, where conservatives have long derided his decision to seek political change through violent means.
    Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • For years, Victoria’s Secret tried to outrun its legacy of hyper‑narrow beauty standards with cautious rebrands and empowerment slogans that critics derided as box‑checking.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • How about the woman, believed to be a Chicago Public Schools teacher, who mocked Charlie Kirk’s assassination by using her hand like a gun and putting it to her neck?
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Some also mocked the add-on fees, including higher charges for larger items.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The move was ridiculed by lawyers outside Paul Weiss, and more than 140 alums of the firm signed a letter assailing it as well.
    Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • And for that, he was ridiculed.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Often imitated, never duplicated.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • There were plenty of laughs, as Montero imitated Lester’s pickoff throw and the players told some clubhouse stories, including some fights.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Quantum sensors are one way to address this gap - due to denied and spoofed environments, coverage gaps, malfunctions, etc.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • As those descriptions—and the furtive glances exchanged by last night’s host, Finn Wolfhard, and the SNL cast member Ben Marshall, playing Potter and Ron Weasley—implied, a page-to-screen sensation of a more recent vintage was also being spoofed.
    Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Lampooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampooned. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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