satirize

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Recent Examples of satirize No doubt the real Silicon Valley will offer fresh horror for the show to satirize next season, but The Audacity is still searching for its groove. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 May 2026 Despite this decrease, the show has never been more popular and pointed, its famously off-the-cuff production schedule allowing Parker and Stone to respond to, and satirize, the world in nearly real time. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026 These self-aware comedies, each following women trying to leave their mark in Hollywood before their cachet expires, have satirized the business with cutting specificity. Caroline Framke, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 But Wood, Mallis, and co-writer Weston Auburn satirize the subtle ways that aspiring filmmakers, programmers, and cinephiles talk to each other so effectively that the film should charm its intended audience. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for satirize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirize
Verb
  • The effect isn’t to lampoon but to confront his raw emotion and to test his capacity for resilience.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • There are few better settings to lampoon celebrity and wealth than the French Riviera and the Cannes Film Festival.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • In Mel Brooks’ parody fashion, the Spaceballs team parodied Marvel’s Hall H panels with an expansive Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, stretching across 180-degree screens in the room.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Maury Povich is looking back on being parodied by Jim Carrey on In Living Color.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Fans rightfully mocked the dancing cars mounted on robot arms that played during an inexplicable diversion on Universal Studios Hollywood’s Studio Tour.
    Robert Niles, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
  • By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.
    Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Child and teen safety risk arises when companion chatbots mimic human emotions and intentions.
    Muhamad Aly Rifai, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Tahiliani staged a brief presentation with models in his latest designs — the most standout being a series of gowns with foam corsets that mimicked the human torso, draped with fabrics in the same color.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Rather than chasing architectural trends or attempting to imitate newer competitors, the Rose Bowl has embraced a strategy rooted in financial discipline, adaptive reuse and authentic placemaking.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Vegan versions come from sources like ginseng, seaweed, rice or rose and are created through biotechnology to imitate rather than replicate the original molecule.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Some elite African Americans derided her efforts and called for humility and respectability.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • After years of deriding Mexican inaction on security, the United States appears to have found a willing partner.
    Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • That, coupled with the fear of being ridiculed, may do the trick.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • Pfister taunted them as his wife ridiculed them for trying to cover their windows.
    Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • In creative, advanced age is omitted or caricatured, reducing relevance before the message has a chance to work.
    Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Nevin remembered the songwriter as a melancholic genius, and insisted that Foster did not merely caricature Black Americans but used their vernacular to convey universal themes.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

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“Satirize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satirize. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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