mocked

past tense of mock
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Recent Examples of mocked Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un. Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 Much of the vitriol apparently stems from the developers releasing GTA VI without physical copies of the game, a decision that was roundly mocked and derided last month. Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The film follows Silibil N’ Brains — two aspiring Scottish rappers who, after being mocked for their accents, rebranded themselves as Californian emcees and duped their way into a record deal with Sony. Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 In minstrel shows, white performers wore Black face and mocked Black people for entertainment. Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026 Iranian state media and Iran’s embassy in South Africa mocked the ruse, posting memes of Trump pictured inside of catering carts full of food. Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 That list includes Kansas City slugger Jac Caglianone, who was mocked to Colorado in some drafts, and has 21 home runs this season. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026 El-Sayed accused Stevens of representing a failing political establishment and mocked the outside spending supporting her campaign. Nik Popli, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocked
Verb
  • These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In Mel Brooks’ parody fashion, the Spaceballs team parodied Marvel’s Hall H panels with an expansive Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, stretching across 180-degree screens in the room.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Young Dolly wore the coat proudly to school, only to be ridiculed by mean kids who laughed at the sight of it.
    David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Beloved by younger fans who remember the sneaker’s original 2013 release, the style is sometimes ridiculed by purists, but that doesn’t make its inclusion any less valid.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Once upon a time, but not so long ago, there was a woman who disobeyed her father by loving another man.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Ulysses expresses sorrowful regret for having disobeyed Zeus’ Law – essentially the Golden Rule – in sacking Troy.
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Still, Nixon created a blueprint for presidential lawlessness that Trump imitated and greatly expanded.
    Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Columbia University soon imitated this approach.
    Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.
    Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Mocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocked. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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