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as in parodied
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow
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as in ridiculed
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes
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as in disobeyed
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath
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Recent Examples of mocked
No artist ever mocked the insanity of the Hollywood cartoon stystem with such devastating incisiveness, and yet loved its creative output so much.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
In a lengthy Instagram post on Friday (March 27), White mocked the announcement.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026
Skenes was chased in the first inning earlier in the day by the Mets — as 76ers star Joel Embiid mocked the Pirates ' ace on social media — while Sánchez never pitched into a serious jam against Texas and spoiled manager Skip Schumaker's Texas debut.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, several critics mocked Song's complaint as out of touch.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
He was mocked by an opponent for missing more votes in 2025 than an Arizona Congressman who had died earlier that year.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Two receivers projected in Miami’s range at 11 are Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson (who was mocked to Miami by ESPN’s Mel Kiper) and Southern Cal’s Makai Lemon.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
McMahon mocked Flutie on his first day of practice by wearing an extra short jersey with Flutie’s number, kid-sized shoulder pads, a single-bar face mask and sunglasses with eyeballs on the lenses.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Jimmy Kimmel sidestepped these two major issues but mocked the vanity of a docu-chasing White House and censoring ways of a TV mogul.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2026
In a lengthy Instagram post on Friday (March 27), White mocked the announcement.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026
Skenes was chased in the first inning earlier in the day by the Mets — as 76ers star Joel Embiid mocked the Pirates ' ace on social media — while Sánchez never pitched into a serious jam against Texas and spoiled manager Skip Schumaker's Texas debut.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, several critics mocked Song's complaint as out of touch.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
He was mocked by an opponent for missing more votes in 2025 than an Arizona Congressman who had died earlier that year.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Two receivers projected in Miami’s range at 11 are Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson (who was mocked to Miami by ESPN’s Mel Kiper) and Southern Cal’s Makai Lemon.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
McMahon mocked Flutie on his first day of practice by wearing an extra short jersey with Flutie’s number, kid-sized shoulder pads, a single-bar face mask and sunglasses with eyeballs on the lenses.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Jimmy Kimmel sidestepped these two major issues but mocked the vanity of a docu-chasing White House and censoring ways of a TV mogul.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocked
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Over time, Norris also became a web phenomenon, the subject of memes and jokes that parodied his image of invincibility.—
Valentina Colosimo,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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It was endlessly parodied and imitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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It was ridiculed as the Broncos sat pretty in free agency and signed back most of the pieces of their 2025 corps to short-term deals.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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The move was ridiculed by rival Anthropic, which made OpenAI’s ad push the focus of its first Super Bowl campaign.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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In one story, the king, Hiranyakashipu, ordered everyone in his kingdom to worship him and was irked when his own son Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, disobeyed his command.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the internal report, an ICE agent wrote that Martinez appeared intoxicated or impaired and disobeyed verbal instructions to stop and exit his vehicle.—
Bayliss Wagner,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Further, the actress, known for her work across TV and film, discusses how art has imitated life and why The Pitt reminds her of The Great British Bake-Off.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Among them was a young white man in a suit who held up an Indian flag, imitated an Indian accent and extolled the virtues of public defecation.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ames is one of thousands of women who have felt ignored by medical professionals.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Since ancient times, athletes have often ignored the rules in their quest for glory.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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