as in imitated
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
parodying a public figure's distinctive mannerisms takes particular talent
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Recent Examples of parodied
Released in 2000, the first of the Wayans brothers’ Scary Movie franchise parodied popular horror, including Faris’ memorable spoof of Drew Barrymore’s Scream opener.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
In its Saturday cold open, the sketch show parodied the final New York City mayoral debate, with Miles Teller as Andrew Cuomo, Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani and Shane Gillis as Curtis Sliwa.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The cold open parodied several moments from the NYC mayoral debate, including Sliwa’s random anecdotes — such as his story about being shot multiple times in a yellow cab.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
As Buffy, Shannon Elizabeth parodied the girl-next-door archetype, eventually proving to be not so innocent behind the scenes.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Thoday noted that, historically, people parodied in the show, even in some of the more grotesque puppet forms, have taken pride in the fact.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Saturday Night Live host Amy Poehler and fellow ex-SNL cast member Tina Fey parodied Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a congressional hearing, cutting a pro-ICE advertisement along the way.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Over 30 years later, the event has transcended the Brewers, parodied and imitated in equal measure.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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
Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
In its Saturday cold open, the sketch show parodied the final New York City mayoral debate, with Miles Teller as Andrew Cuomo, Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani and Shane Gillis as Curtis Sliwa.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The cold open parodied several moments from the NYC mayoral debate, including Sliwa’s random anecdotes — such as his story about being shot multiple times in a yellow cab.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
As Buffy, Shannon Elizabeth parodied the girl-next-door archetype, eventually proving to be not so innocent behind the scenes.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Thoday noted that, historically, people parodied in the show, even in some of the more grotesque puppet forms, have taken pride in the fact.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Saturday Night Live host Amy Poehler and fellow ex-SNL cast member Tina Fey parodied Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a congressional hearing, cutting a pro-ICE advertisement along the way.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Over 30 years later, the event has transcended the Brewers, parodied and imitated in equal measure.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parodied
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Playing someone such as Cohn, a public and much-imitated figure, is hard enough.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Silverstone also imitated the runway look by choosing to skip a necklace.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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In another photo obtained by TMZ, Matthews also mocked Perry’s headline-making photo of her kissing the ground following her return to Earth.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
10 Nov. 2025
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Elites stirred up a now familiar moral panic about commerce corrupting letters and mocked Grub Street even as its writers built the first modern freelance economy and mass-print culture.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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Even worse, self-driving vehicles present safety concerns and other vulnerabilities, such as being hacked or spoofed by malicious agents at home or abroad.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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In one, the sausages spoofed Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls, chasing panicked employees through a narrow office corridor.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Parodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parodied. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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