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parodist

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as in satirist

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Recent Examples of parodist Amid Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s flurry of EDM and heritage-rock shows is this master musical parodist’s. — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025 And without the thrill of the forbidden, Mickey may not hold that much appeal for parodists either. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023 Frank Zappa was an unruly figure of 1960s rock, a free-speech advocate and devout parodist defined by his opposition to authority. — Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2023 Other gifted parodists returning from Season 1 in new roles include Ariana DeBose, Ann Harada, Martin Short and Jaime Camil. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for parodist

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The prolific Romanian satirist Radu Jude is back at NYFF with a new piece of sociological shrapnel.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
Three hundred years ago, the satirist warned of a world in which reading and writing are replaced by the flashy simulation of human knowledge.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

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The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2026
My first visit was in 1995 for a retrospective of 19th century Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte.

— David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of impressionist

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The Dadaists used this gleefully and compulsively (see René Clair and Francis Picabia’s wacky Entr’Acte); so, famously, did Hideo Nakata in Y2K hit The Ring and countless imitators.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
The account has amassed over 10,000 followers, inspiring imitator accounts.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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