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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
One attack ad mocked Ossoff for playful college-era behavior.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Just days before the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a professional UFC fighter standing inside a cage erected on the South Lawn of the White House mocked former First Lady Michelle Obama by referring to her as a man.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
On the national team’s social media accounts, many commenters mocked them for big defeats.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
South Korea’s World Cup squad are staging a media blackout after journalists mocked the military service of Son Heung-min, the team’s captain.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Voila, Kansas City authorities go from being mocked to looking like the best of Scotland Yard.
—Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Gaudí’s radical, modernist designs were mocked in his lifetime but have subsequently been celebrated.
—Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 13 June 2026
The bear designed on the flag was mocked by some, due to its closer resemblance to a pig.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie has mocked him for joining Spencer Jones in the Palo Alto-to-Colorado pipeline.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Just days before the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a professional UFC fighter standing inside a cage erected on the South Lawn of the White House mocked former First Lady Michelle Obama by referring to her as a man.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
On the national team’s social media accounts, many commenters mocked them for big defeats.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
South Korea’s World Cup squad are staging a media blackout after journalists mocked the military service of Son Heung-min, the team’s captain.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Voila, Kansas City authorities go from being mocked to looking like the best of Scotland Yard.
—Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Gaudí’s radical, modernist designs were mocked in his lifetime but have subsequently been celebrated.
—Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 13 June 2026
The bear designed on the flag was mocked by some, due to its closer resemblance to a pig.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie has mocked him for joining Spencer Jones in the Palo Alto-to-Colorado pipeline.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocked
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Their live performances in Sydney’s drag scene parodied hyper-masculinity and soon moved into artist-run spaces with installations and video works.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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He was also parodied on Family Guy, Saturday Night Live and SCTV.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Professional opportunities were nearly nonexistent, and some were ridiculed for playing.—
Latif Love
June 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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It was ridiculed by people outside the club and maybe that has something to do with it.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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However, all of the city’s fire stations seemingly disobeyed the mayor by lowering their flags.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The group says Ensign misled courts, disobeyed court orders and failed to intervene when lawyers under his supervision engaged in misconduct.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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The fake audio clip imitated the principal using racist commentary, including statements that African-American students were unable to test their way out of a paper bag, according to charging documents.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The star imitated the lone star of Texas.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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For the past five years, Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday, encouraging people across the country to reflect not only on the nation's tangled past with slavery, but the wider legacy of forgotten, ignored and intentionally buried stories about Black America.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Against such seismic personal developments, the simultaneous grown and depletion of White Rock and its environs happen at a far more gradual pace, but don’t go ignored by Choijoovanchig and his patient camera.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 June 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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“Mocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocked. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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