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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
Rubio lauded Bukele and mocked the Biden administration’s attempts to pressure him.
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The fans who had mocked him and playing partner Rory McIlroy for three days were already halfway to the parking lot.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Critics have mocked the irony of a rock star traveling by private jet while singing about the working poor.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Whoopi Goldberg mocked The Golden Bachelor live on The View.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
After the assassination, Morelo said he was disturbed by those who mocked or celebrated the conservative activist's killing.
—Max Bacall , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The latest episode comes after the Comedy Central series took another week off, in addition to taking its recent episode that mocked Charlie Kirk out of circulation following his recent assassination.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Pirate and sailor, Muslim and Christian, Turk and Spaniard, master and slave—both mocked as cripples.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The fans who had mocked him and playing partner Rory McIlroy for three days were already halfway to the parking lot.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Critics have mocked the irony of a rock star traveling by private jet while singing about the working poor.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Whoopi Goldberg mocked The Golden Bachelor live on The View.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
After the assassination, Morelo said he was disturbed by those who mocked or celebrated the conservative activist's killing.
—Max Bacall , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The latest episode comes after the Comedy Central series took another week off, in addition to taking its recent episode that mocked Charlie Kirk out of circulation following his recent assassination.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Pirate and sailor, Muslim and Christian, Turk and Spaniard, master and slave—both mocked as cripples.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocked
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Over 30 years later, the event has transcended the Brewers, parodied and imitated in equal measure.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Young Frankenstein, released in 1974, is considered a comedy classic and parodied monster movies of the 1930s, Universal’s Frankenstein films in particular.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Gastineau says the video has led to him being ridiculed and scorned.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Pugliese resigned weeks after a public argument with Democratic leadership after a photo of a Democratic lawmaker that was taken by a Republican legislator was shared and ridiculed in a GOP group chat.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Along with allied criminal groups, the syndicate’s crimes led to the deaths of 10 people who disobeyed the group’s management or tried to escape the compounds, according to the Chinese court’s statement.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Various lawmakers have since imitated this tactic even less convincingly.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Painted in turquoise and amber colors, the bunker imitated post WWII minimalism and Bauhaus, noted Vancouver Media’s Abdón Alcañiz, art director, physical production.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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The litigation in that case resolved hundreds of lawsuits alleging the company ignored red flags while filling prescriptions for opioid pain medication.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mun-ju doesn’t plan to fall for San-ho so quickly after her husband’s death, but the heightened emotion of life-or-death situations spur a sizzling chemistry and deep connection that cannot be ignored.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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“Mocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocked. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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