satirized

verb

past tense of satirize
as in lampooned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirized
  1. parodied
  2. caricatured
  3. mocked
  4. ridiculed
  5. imitated
  6. derided
  7. mimicked
  8. spoofed
Verb
  • If there’s a cringe video of bridesmaids getting a little too close to a groom, Madison Humphrey has probably parodied it.
    — Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Endlessly mocked, constantly parodied, and vaguely resented, the mandarins in American civic life have no real allies or admirers.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of parodied
Verb
  • And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026
  • In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Definition of caricatured
Verb
  • The remaining readers are marginalized, mocked, and in many ways irrelevant.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • More than 200 people were arrested in protest marches and anti-terror raids, including academics, lawyers, and journalists; a comedian who mocked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was held at the airport.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of mocked
Verb
  • Dundon’s move was widely criticized — and ridiculed — after the Hurricanes on Thursday posted a picture of the engravings on social media.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Not too shabby for a man who was roundly ridiculed for his defection from LaLiga in 2007.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of ridiculed
Verb
  • But according to some luxury brands, authenticity is something that is often imitated but never replicated.
    — James Sneed, NPR, 10 July 2026
  • They were both reviled and imitated, but always watched as a pop cultural spectacle.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
Definition of imitated
Verb
  • Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, which placed second in national elections last year, derided the reform package.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was sold, debated, praised, derided, and budget-scored as legislation.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of derided
Verb
  • In training leading up to the match, a Colombia player mimicked Messi’s movements.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • In a similar move, razor brand Gillette’s cover for its logo on the stadium in Massachusetts mimicked shaving cream foam to make light of the situation.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 26 June 2026
Definition of mimicked
Verb
  • It had been spoofed so precisely that the messages accompanying the call arrived in the same gray bubbles, with the same Apple logo, that only real Apple support uses in iMessage.
    — Ryan Pettit, Time, 7 July 2026
  • The announcement featured a trailer that spoofed the Harry Potter movies, with Cenat writing letters to aspiring streamers who had been accepted to the school.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of spoofed
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