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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Noun
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The novels for adults form a genre unto themselves: part crime thriller, part satire, part unvarnished social commentary.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025 -
The goal of the musical comedy is to use satire to ask questions about how Mangione could become such a national figure and how institutions, including healthcare, tech, and Hollywood, are seen in the modern America, according to show-runners.—
Luke Gentile,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2025
Verb
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One week after Madison and Wallen's episode, SNL parodied his exit in two sketches.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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In this piece Nitwit, voiced by Matt Berry, narrates their wild journey, parodying My Name is Earl, with hilarious moments from Jennifer Coolidge.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Back in the 1960s, the cult classic novel Don’t Stop the Carnival satirized the chaos that can come from running a Caribbean hotel.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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In director Harron’s original American Psycho, Bale’s sinister character — who may or may not be a serial killer — satirizes 1980s white-collar American culture and consumerism.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Yet abroad, Germans are still caricatured as Nazis, and the remembrance culture plays a part by overdoing it.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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Aesthetically, each episode has its own look tied to the personality of the character explored, which allowed Pixar to use lots of caricaturing and cartoony effects through mixed media.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Similarly, this administration has mocked the constitutional process of due process, whereby the accused get their day in court.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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The backlash has led to worldwide boycotts and protests at dealerships, as well as its vehicles being vandalized and Tesla owners being mocked, all of which has led to a drastic drop in sales.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Democrats lampooned the proposal as a giveaway to the wealthiest Americans, repeatedly invoking the name of Trump ally Elon Musk, the world's richest man.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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John Mulaney and Richard Kind also lampooned the interview on the April 30 episode of Mulaney’s Netflix talk show Everybody's Live.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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This was baffling to many observers, including this one, and was widely ridiculed, even receiving a friendly jab from rival, Peacock.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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The former lawmaker from Hawaii used her perch at Fox to defend Trump from negative headlines and to ridicule her former party over its vision for the country.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
10 May 2025
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That song doesn’t belong in a film that promotes the era’s social fragmentation and repeats fatuous antagonisms — burlesqued by Melissa McCarthy playing the sea world’s villainous white-witch octopus Ursula.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 May 2023
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The seeming callousness with which the dancers burlesque a fourteen-year-old’s death—the breezy way that the dance turns a killing into a sight gag—induces a shiver.—
Jody Rosen,
The New Yorker,
7 Dec. 2022
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“Pasquinade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasquinade. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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