pasquinading

present participle of pasquinade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasquinading
Verb
  • In one, a Russian tank charges along a dirt track, sending up clouds of yellow dust.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, his 1987 pic Spaceballs, sending up space operas like Star Wars, currently has a sequel on the way.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even shoppers nibbling on a slice of pizza seemed to be mocking him.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Link was captured on Ring camera footage mocking and belittling Jimenez after shooting him, Bergida said.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fabrics have scratched surfaces, mimicking digital glitches.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Sustainable gardening is an environmentally friendly approach that protects the earth and its inhabitants by mimicking natural ecosystems, minimizing waste and conserving resources.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How does this help democracy, imitating what Texas is doing?
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In an instance of art imitating life, the film's soundtrack also achieved great success as the highest-debuting soundtrack of 2025 on the Billboard 200.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Twice now, the Mamdani campaign has rolled out television spots aimed at co-opting and spoofing huge entertainment industry franchises — ABC’s The Bachelor and CBS’ Survivor.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • One common tactic is account spoofing.
    Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the relationship between Swift and Kelce went public, Pomeroy made a video parodying a day in her life, hearing her name around Kansas City.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Meta/Facebook has rolled out engaging bots, parodying famous personas such as Jane Austen; Snapchat has offered a chatbot to individual users.
    John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.
    Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The show opened with a skit mocking Hegseth, portrayed by comedian Colin Jost, ridiculing the Defense Secretary's address to military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, last week.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly after dropping the album art on Instagram, social media was flooded with disappointed fans ridiculing the cover.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Pasquinading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasquinading. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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