as in satire
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general
a pasquinade of Washington society that features thinly disguised portraits of several political power brokers
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Why does satire sometimes reveal truth more effectively than journalism?
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The Disney+ show about a struggling actor with actual superpowers who struggles to land a role in a superhero movie is as much of a Hollywood satire as a comic book adaptation.
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Comedy Central's South Park later parodied Mencia's reputation for taking credit for jokes that weren't his.
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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.
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The best mockumentaries satirize the conventions of everyday life to gut-busting effect.
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No doubt the real Silicon Valley will offer fresh horror for the show to satirize next season, but The Audacity is still searching for its groove.
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And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property.
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In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.
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Within a couple of hours, Wilkins’ replies to the post were flooded with accusations of favoritism, questioning the use of taxpayer funds to book her and mocking her sincerity about being chosen as a performer following high-profile exits from the event.
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The 19-year-old was mocked as a late first-round, early second-round selection.
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The effect isn’t to lampoon but to confront his raw emotion and to test his capacity for resilience.
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There are few better settings to lampoon celebrity and wealth than the French Riviera and the Cannes Film Festival.
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Professional opportunities were nearly nonexistent, and some were ridiculed for playing.
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It was ridiculed by people outside the club and maybe that has something to do with it.
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Her dancers’ outfits were similarly intricate, from dogs to burlesque dancers to members of the circus.
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One burlesqued the Oscar broadcast’s impending move to YouTube, in 2029.
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“Pasquinade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasquinade. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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