satirized

past tense of satirize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirized
Verb
  • 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
  • Thoday noted that, historically, people parodied in the show, even in some of the more grotesque puppet forms, have taken pride in the fact.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Following the no-contest between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, Jones mocked the injured champion with a silent but hilarious move on social media that quickly garnered attention.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Italy’s performance at World Cup 1978 and Euro 1980 on home soil was decent enough, but their sluggish form going into the tournament meant he was mercilessly mocked in the Italian press.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Evidently the Miami Dolphins didn’t like being mocked and ridiculed all week, nationally by the football media and at home by their own angry fans.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Claiming victimhood was a cop-out; those who made accusations of assault were ridiculed.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Playing someone such as Cohn, a public and much-imitated figure, is hard enough.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Silverstone also imitated the runway look by choosing to skip a necklace.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Given the ubiquity of stories and humanity’s vulnerability to them, citizens today would be wise to practice the skills of literary analysis, the very techniques routinely derided and devalued in a world committed to technology and tribalism.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Taibleson defended her conservative credentials during her confirmation hearing, and both Democratic and Republican senators derided the opposition campaign.
    Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Manicurist Brittney Boyce, Fox's go-to nail artist, mimicked that deep red color on the star's nails—with a modern, reflective cats-eye texture.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The 'Teflon Don' and the Gambino 'Crime Family' The Gambinos and their onetime leader John Gotti – aka the Dapper Don and the Teflon Don – are perhaps the most notorious of the five New York crime families and the one most closely mimicked by a slew of Hollywood TV shows and movies.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even worse, self-driving vehicles present safety concerns and other vulnerabilities, such as being hacked or spoofed by malicious agents at home or abroad.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In one, the sausages spoofed Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls, chasing panicked employees through a narrow office corridor.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Satirized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satirized. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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