parodied

past tense of parody

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Recent Examples of parodied The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye’s abundant makeup. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye's abundant makeup. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The White House announced the arcade on X with several animations that parodied older gaming logos like Xbox and brands like Sega. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Jules Dassin’s Rififi (1955) and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956) further refined the formula, while a number of decidedly sillier capers in the ’60s both parodied and advanced the genre, helping set the stage for the modern Ocean’s movies. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 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 As for her hair, Electra’s waist-length tresses were streaked with red dye—a clever ode to the bloody slasher films parodied in the Scary Movie franchise. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 July 2026 If there’s a cringe video of bridesmaids getting a little too close to a groom, Madison Humphrey has probably parodied it. — Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parodied
Verb
  • Clifford gates, however, can be imitated by a normal computer.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the industry watched with envy, then imitated the model.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That may earn her the admiration of her college comrades, but at home, she’s seen as an idealistic naif — mocked, in particular, by her older brother Milan (Miodrag Dragicevic), who is staunchly right-wing in his sympathies.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Utah removed the video and apologized, while ESPN defended McAfee’s safety concerns; online reaction largely mocked his response.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Passkeys are generally thought to be more secure than passwords since they’re tied to biometric data stored on your device that can’t be as easily stolen or spoofed.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Either way, the goods are eventually transferred to a driver working with the thieves to resell the gear, and, in one of the largest thefts, tracking coordinates were spoofed to prevent digital monitoring.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Parodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parodied. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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