lampooning

present participle of lampoon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lampooning
Verb
  • Stars like Doja Cat and Lizzo have enjoyed poking fun and parodying the ads.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And in June, a Chicago White Sox fan was ejected from a game and later banned for life after mocking Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte’s late mother during a game.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Giants rookie Abdul Carter belittled the Jets on Sunday while mocking the first lowlight of his NFL career.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At times, Phillips’ dialogue seems to be ridiculing his screenplay’s own improbability and sloppy logic gaps, as well as the genre itself.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The post was met with accounts celebrating the withdrawal and ridiculing past decisions.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Theoretically, that makes quantum navigation immune to jamming and spoofing.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • He’s been seen spoofing the Kardashians, trying out the handsome face filter and enjoying dinner with the fam in Frankie’s funny videos.
    Emy LaCroix, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Painters and sculptors, most of them spend their careers imitating themselves, in a sense.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Paul fears art imitating life by also boiling down to breadline survival strategies.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sleep-mimicking anesthetics, like Dex, don’t produce a perfect imitation.
    RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Cinderella Castle, built in 1971, was originally painted in grays, blues, and golds, mimicking a European-style palace-fortress with romanticized medieval elements, according to Disney.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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