satirizes

Definition of satirizesnext
present tense third-person singular of satirize

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Verb
  • Ben Hania’s film before that, 2020’s Oscar-nominated The Man Who Sold His Skin, parodies the art world’s fetishization of refugees.
    Alexander Durie, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise.
    Adriana Gomez Licon, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.
    Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Generally speaking, Normand playfully mocks all sorts of different groups rather equally.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Its leader, the president, abuses power, hurts the innocent, and mocks the dead before their families have even begun to grieve.
    Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Aristotle said that art imitates nature (ars imitatur naturam), and for centuries, many artists sought to imitate their subjects as realistically as possible.
    Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Whether or not life imitates art remains to be seen.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The influential author derides secularism and the modern world.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One of the Anthropic ads — a version of which will air on NBC’s Super Bowl LX telecast — spoofs an OpenAI commercial that depicts a young man doing pull-ups in a park and uses ChatGPT to create a workout plan.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
  • This sketch essentially spoofs his brand partnerships and bland style.
    Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Scenic designer Matthew Herman created a rectangular center stage with LED panel lighting by Sammy Webster that mimics the flourescent office lights of the past but explodes with color in a surprise dancing-on-the-tables scene.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy contain semaglutide, which mimics a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Satirizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satirizes. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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