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
More than a hundred years before the French Revolution, his riotous, scathing satires dared to speak truth to some of the most absolute power in the world.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Christopher Guest really took up the mantle of putting real emotional elements in these satires — look at A Mighty Wind.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
His 1984 metal band mockumentary This is Spinal Tap served as the blueprint for musical documentary satires, getting the sequel treatment earlier this year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2025
An entire section of the Mad exhibit is devoted to movie and television show satires, the majority with art by master caricaturist Mort Drucker.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
The name belonged to a London area with printing shops, booksellers and cheap lodgings where impoverished writers churned out pamphlets, satires, political tracts, sensational stories and hack journalism—whatever sold.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
The show spoofs recent Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, with hip-hop piano accompaniment.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
As a content creator, Hansen is also known for making culinary chaos and gaming satires, which have earned him hundreds of millions of views from a social media fan base.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Christopher Guest really took up the mantle of putting real emotional elements in these satires — look at A Mighty Wind.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
His 1984 metal band mockumentary This is Spinal Tap served as the blueprint for musical documentary satires, getting the sequel treatment earlier this year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2025
An entire section of the Mad exhibit is devoted to movie and television show satires, the majority with art by master caricaturist Mort Drucker.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
The name belonged to a London area with printing shops, booksellers and cheap lodgings where impoverished writers churned out pamphlets, satires, political tracts, sensational stories and hack journalism—whatever sold.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
The show spoofs recent Broadway blockbusters, including celebrity satires and pop culture zings, with hip-hop piano accompaniment.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
As a content creator, Hansen is also known for making culinary chaos and gaming satires, which have earned him hundreds of millions of views from a social media fan base.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satires
Noun
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O'Brien then recalled his time on The Harvard Lampoon, his alma mater's humor publication also known for its parodies of magazines.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Each of the first three episodes takes place in a different decade and parodies a different generational style of sitcom.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Way better than dusty game show and dinner party spoofs.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Jan. 2026
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What’s Upstairs at the Downstairs is always a patchwork of mild satire, blatant spoofs, witty music, local jokes.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Begun in 1989, the Registry includes movies of all fiction and non-fiction genres (from comedies, westerns, musicals and science fiction, to experimental films, animation, newsreels and even home movies).—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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And Jennifer Lopez was the lead in romantic-comedies!—
Gloria Calderon Kellett,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Satires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satires. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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