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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
Prosecutors mocked Vargas’s account of the stabbing.
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The infielder was mocked on social media after a head-scratching baserunning blunder against his former team, the Miami Marlins, in August.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Trump has long mocked Bush for ruining his presidency by invading Iraq, and his administration over the past week has sought to downplay any parallels between Bush’s misadventures and its own attack on Iran.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles, routinely mocked to Miami in January, is now almost unanimously going off the board earlier — in some cases, much earlier.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The seemingly never-ending stream of videos and lengthy social media diary entries have been widely mocked online, with some users expressing concern for the pop star's mental health.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Wenzler’s case has been particularly nightmarish because the hacker mocked him on social media.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
In Watsonville, a Pajaro Valley school board member publicly ranted against the Jewish community, and at a Berkeley Unified school board meeting, a mother reporting Jewish slurs was mocked, and subsequently her job information was posted online, the suit states.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Cottin mocked those calling for French filmmakers to make more profitable movies.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The infielder was mocked on social media after a head-scratching baserunning blunder against his former team, the Miami Marlins, in August.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Trump has long mocked Bush for ruining his presidency by invading Iraq, and his administration over the past week has sought to downplay any parallels between Bush’s misadventures and its own attack on Iran.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles, routinely mocked to Miami in January, is now almost unanimously going off the board earlier — in some cases, much earlier.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The seemingly never-ending stream of videos and lengthy social media diary entries have been widely mocked online, with some users expressing concern for the pop star's mental health.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Wenzler’s case has been particularly nightmarish because the hacker mocked him on social media.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
In Watsonville, a Pajaro Valley school board member publicly ranted against the Jewish community, and at a Berkeley Unified school board meeting, a mother reporting Jewish slurs was mocked, and subsequently her job information was posted online, the suit states.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Cottin mocked those calling for French filmmakers to make more profitable movies.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocked
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It was endlessly parodied and imitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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But for fans who’ve lived with this show across decades — through different casts, different eras, different presidents being parodied on cold opens — the real measure of Michaels’ impact is harder to quantify.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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Soviet satire and humor journals, for example, ridiculed Western imperialism.—
Neringa Klumbytė,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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Trump had ridiculed that deal as insufficient and ended it in his first term.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Feb. 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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It was endlessly parodied and imitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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That’s a rhythm of Barron’s that many a playwright has imitated.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Many speakers ignored instructions to address the board and instead addressed other speakers in the crowd.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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