satires

plural of satire
as in parodies
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general a satire about the music industry in which a handsome but untalented youth is turned into a pop star

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Recent Examples of satires While Bruce the shark tore through limbs, there were also conspiracy thrillers, period dramas, counterculture satires, and deeply anti-authority crime flicks to rule the roost. Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • Kaufman and Herz co-founded Troma Entertainment in 1974, which has produced or distributed more than 1,000 low-budget parodies in the past five decades, including the original Toxic Avenger movie in 1984.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • South Park, formerly the edgelord-iest of edgelord TV, continues to barrel through parodies of the current conservative Zeitgeist.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Today, Neeson is doing action spoofs (thank God), and even the John Wick series has run its course.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
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    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Keep scrolling for the best comedies to stream on Netflix right now.
    James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Satires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satires. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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