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satirized

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past tense of satirize

as in lampooned

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Jules Dassin’s Rififi (1955) and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956) further refined the formula, while a number of decidedly sillier capers in the ’60s both parodied and advanced the genre, helping set the stage for the modern Ocean’s movies.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

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In fact, after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which killed six and injured more than a thousand people but hardly rocked the buildings, ironworkers mocked the idea that any terrorist could ever take down those great structures.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
He was criticised by Guardiola last season for not challenging Virgil van Dijk anywhere near enough at Anfield in February, and he was mocked by supporters at Old Trafford in January after he was kept quiet by Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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Other would-be demonyms, such as Unisian, United Statesian and United Statian, were similarly ridiculed.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Paris’ Eiffel Tower, for instance, was ridiculed for decades before becoming arguably one of the most iconic and well-loved pieces of architecture in the world.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

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In an op-ed for Food & Wine last November, restaurateur John Winterman derided the book’s effect on guest behavior.

— Adam Reiner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
Even the Barbie doll, while often derided for promoting an unhealthy body image for developing children, offered girls a glimpse of a different future than as a wife and mother, Kimmel argues.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

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In 1940 came the invention of nylon undergarments, which meant women of the midcentury could be more comfortable and less revealing in stockings that mimicked some skin tones.

— April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026
The ribbed detailing along the hem is mimicked along the sleeves to add texture, and the buttoned neckline is monochromatic for a super streamlined look.

— Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

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The tableau of Hansen going face-to-face with suspects seated in suburban kitchens became so familiar it was spoofed in a comedy sketch that opened the 2006 Emmy Awards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Since a quantum sensor does not need to receive or send a signal to an external device, it cannot be hacked or be spoofed by a fake incoming signal either.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

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