lampooning

verb

present participle of lampoon
as in satirizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lampooning
  1. parodying
  2. caricaturing
  3. mocking
  4. ridiculing
  5. deriding
  6. spoofing
  7. imitating
  8. mimicking
Verb
  • 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
Definition of parodying
Verb
  • 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
Definition of caricaturing
Verb
  • He was criticized for outing LGBTQ+ stars who hadn’t revealed their sexuality publicly, and for bullying others by mocking their misfortune.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
  • British publications have fewer qualms, generally, about mocking the dead.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of mocking
Verb
  • The blogger has been on a years-long apology tour after relentlessly ridiculing celebrities in the 2000s.
    — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Trump hailed Bray’s announcement in a Truth Social post ridiculing the Indiana Senate leader.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Definition of ridiculing
Verb
  • Polling suggests deriding Democrats as socialists also won't be effective come the November election.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After years of deriding Mexican inaction on security, the United States appears to have found a willing partner.
    — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of deriding
Verb
  • For its upcoming Los Angeles venue, experiential art firm Meow Wolf will focus on the art of storytelling, with a specific eye toward spoofing our city’s moviemaking magic.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The Orlan-10 can carry payloads such as a module for spoofing signals from GPS and other global navigation satellite systems, along with a communications network monitoring module and various optical and thermal sensors.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of spoofing
Verb
  • Others echoed the comparison, saying Coca-Cola’s refreshed typography looked strikingly similar to Marlboros, in a case of reality imitating memes.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Hawk advocates imitating others before innovating, leveraging existing strengths like Wayne Gretzky, and embracing a beginner's mindset.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of imitating
Verb
  • Anyone wanting the traditional wipe experience will need to use the Kord Breach system, as everyone will have to start a new character and start from scratch, almost mimicking the old wipes from the beta.
    — Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Soon after, cheering and clapping filled the auditorium before the man mimicking the president stood up, holding a sign for TrumpAccounts.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of mimicking
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