as in to lampoon
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Recent Examples of satirize
And in 2017, the title poem of my collection, Crossing the Border, satirized vigilante border patrols that hunt immigrants like animals.
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The half-hour episode, which primarily satirized artificial intelligence, also roasted world leaders and tech CEOs for kowtowing to President Donald Trump.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
This still remains Sandler’s only parody, as Sandler usually prefers to just do the genre itself than do a film satirizing the genre.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
The Context South Park returned for its 27th season after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus with an episode that satirized President Trump in a series of provocative scenarios, including lying in bed with Satan and arguing with the Canadian prime minister.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The half-hour episode, which primarily satirized artificial intelligence, also roasted world leaders and tech CEOs for kowtowing to President Donald Trump.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
This still remains Sandler’s only parody, as Sandler usually prefers to just do the genre itself than do a film satirizing the genre.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
The Context South Park returned for its 27th season after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus with an episode that satirized President Trump in a series of provocative scenarios, including lying in bed with Satan and arguing with the Canadian prime minister.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirize
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Dogecoin, for comparison, was introduced in 2013 by software engineers lampooning what seemed like outlandish Bitcoin speculation at the time.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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After lampooning Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump (again after Episode 1) in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement-skewering second episode Got a Nut on Aug. 6, South Park didn’t released a new episode last week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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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
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As Buffy, Shannon Elizabeth parodied the girl-next-door archetype, eventually proving to be not so innocent behind the scenes.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The principal of a Chicago elementary school that employs a teacher who appeared to mock the assassination of Charlie Kirk apparently portrayed the educator as a victim amid backlash over her behavior.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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He has already been known to privately mock conservative pastors.—
Rev. Nathan Empsall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The lining mimics sheep wool while the thick denim creates a windproof barrier that’s helpful for windy fall and winter days.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Arvind presented Eroded, a collection that mimics the effects of overdyeing.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the spirit of art imitating life, the episode calls attention to the proliferation of potentially toxic chemicals in the products many of us slather daily on our face, body and hair.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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This provides my son with an opportunity to imitate me verbally and gesturally.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
20 Oct. 2025
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The games are exhibition contests that do not count for anything, and last for two weeks ahead of an 82-game regular season that has for years been derided for its unnecessary length.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Some critics have derided the club as a personal playpen for the rich white guys on the board.—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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When he wasn’t being ridiculed and ignored, Tupac was writing.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Altman served up an easy target for his critics to ridicule.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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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
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These projects are often caricatured, but their strategic logic is clear: build new clusters, catalyze supply chains and skills, and crowd in private capital.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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