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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
Maritime tracking firm Winward suggested the ship may have spoofed its location and surreptitiously delivered the fuel to Cuba already.
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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
Ariana Grande spoofed Mariah Carey‘s holiday classic during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2025
But for any of these films to really work, there has to be a recognizable foundation on which to build the silliness, and director Jim O’Hanlon has made sure to make this comedic assault on this genre one that also just might work storywise for fans of the shows being spoofed.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Most enterprises rely on manual approvals, static credentials, or vendor trust – methods easily spoofed or compromised.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent episodes have also spoofed Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FCC chair Brendan Carr and more.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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
Ariana Grande spoofed Mariah Carey‘s holiday classic during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2025
But for any of these films to really work, there has to be a recognizable foundation on which to build the silliness, and director Jim O’Hanlon has made sure to make this comedic assault on this genre one that also just might work storywise for fans of the shows being spoofed.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Most enterprises rely on manual approvals, static credentials, or vendor trust – methods easily spoofed or compromised.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent episodes have also spoofed Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FCC chair Brendan Carr and more.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoofed
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Over time, Norris also became a web phenomenon, the subject of memes and jokes that parodied his image of invincibility.—
Valentina Colosimo,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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It was endlessly parodied and imitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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From around January to June 2022, the couple tricked unknowing subordinates into adding fake vendors to the company's system, officials said.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But savvy marketing campaigns and partnerships with major employers have tricked consumers into turning back to payday loans.—
Christopher Greenwood,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Among them was a young white man in a suit who held up an Indian flag, imitated an Indian accent and extolled the virtues of public defecation.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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In the video, Dye imitated IndyCar driver David Malukas.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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He's seen every episode, don't be fooled.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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He’s seen every episode, don’t be fooled.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2026
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No artist ever mocked the insanity of the Hollywood cartoon stystem with such devastating incisiveness, and yet loved its creative output so much.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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In a lengthy Instagram post on Friday (March 27), White mocked the announcement.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2026
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Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Svetlana Petriychuk wrote the play Finist, the Brave Falcon, based on real events, about Russian women deceived into marrying ISIS fighters and traveling to Syria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Spoofed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoofed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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