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as in parodied
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team
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as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue
the newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter
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Recent Examples of spoofed
The chip is designed to keep working when GPS is jammed or spoofed, a growing concern in both defense and commercial settings.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, reported by Bleeping Computer, hackers have been targeting these BPOs, or business process outsourcing companies, to direct employees and customers to spoofed single sign-on webpages and steal their credentials.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Brooks first confirmed the Spaceballs sequel in 2025 with a teaser that further spoofed Star Wars‘s opening scrawls.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026
And, importantly, this kind of detection method can’t be avoided or spoofed.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
Maritime tracking firm Winward suggested the ship may have spoofed its location and surreptitiously delivered the fuel to Cuba already.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Quantum sensors are one way to address this gap - due to denied and spoofed environments, coverage gaps, malfunctions, etc.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
As those descriptions—and the furtive glances exchanged by last night’s host, Finn Wolfhard, and the SNL cast member Ben Marshall, playing Potter and Ron Weasley—implied, a page-to-screen sensation of a more recent vintage was also being spoofed.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
In the scam, someone pretending to be a Geneva police officer calls from a number that has been spoofed on caller ID to be the Geneva Polic Department number.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, reported by Bleeping Computer, hackers have been targeting these BPOs, or business process outsourcing companies, to direct employees and customers to spoofed single sign-on webpages and steal their credentials.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Brooks first confirmed the Spaceballs sequel in 2025 with a teaser that further spoofed Star Wars‘s opening scrawls.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026
And, importantly, this kind of detection method can’t be avoided or spoofed.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
Maritime tracking firm Winward suggested the ship may have spoofed its location and surreptitiously delivered the fuel to Cuba already.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Quantum sensors are one way to address this gap - due to denied and spoofed environments, coverage gaps, malfunctions, etc.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
As those descriptions—and the furtive glances exchanged by last night’s host, Finn Wolfhard, and the SNL cast member Ben Marshall, playing Potter and Ron Weasley—implied, a page-to-screen sensation of a more recent vintage was also being spoofed.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
In the scam, someone pretending to be a Geneva police officer calls from a number that has been spoofed on caller ID to be the Geneva Polic Department number.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoofed
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Murphy famously parodied Wonder on SNL, but the two became friends when Wonder joined him for a sketch on the show.—
John Ross,
Vanity Fair,
19 Apr. 2026
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This created a direct clash with golf purists — as parodied in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2 — resulting in the PGA suspending golfers participating in LIV.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Not long before Brettler's death, Sharma had learned the kid had tricked him.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Read how North Korean hackers tricked Ben and got into his computer.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Then comes that particular way of speaking so well imitated by comedians Armando Roblan and Eddy Calderón during long seasons in Calle Ocho theaters and on Miami radio.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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Each of the wounded imitated the pain and symptoms of an injury that could happen on the battlefield.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Don’t be fooled by Morejón’s unsightly ERA.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In person, the author Freida McFadden (her nom de plume) has a sweet, shy demeanor—but don’t be fooled.—
E.L. James,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Szépvölgyi mocked the prime minister, who is 62, for seeming unsteady when boos erupted at one of his recent rallies.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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There, a drag performer mocked the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum.—
Michael O'Boyle,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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But don't be deceived by the small-town charm—there's plenty to do here, with historic downtowns full of unique shops, heaps of Southern comfort food, and 80,000 acres of wildlife areas to explore by kayak, bike, and boat.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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Marie then opened up to Julia about her own experience being deceived by a man who used religion to abuse his power.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Spoofed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoofed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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