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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
Ariana Grande spoofed Mariah Carey‘s holiday classic during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.
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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
Even worse, self-driving vehicles present safety concerns and other vulnerabilities, such as being hacked or spoofed by malicious agents at home or abroad.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
In one, the sausages spoofed Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls, chasing panicked employees through a narrow office corridor.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Everything works well unless GPS signals are jammed, spoofed or simply unavailable because of a technical glitch.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Over the years, much has been said about Stiles' final dance — Saturday Night Live even spoofed it with Stiles' help in 2023.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
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
Even worse, self-driving vehicles present safety concerns and other vulnerabilities, such as being hacked or spoofed by malicious agents at home or abroad.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
In one, the sausages spoofed Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls, chasing panicked employees through a narrow office corridor.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Everything works well unless GPS signals are jammed, spoofed or simply unavailable because of a technical glitch.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Over the years, much has been said about Stiles' final dance — Saturday Night Live even spoofed it with Stiles' help in 2023.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoofed
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Released in 2000, the first of the Wayans brothers’ Scary Movie franchise parodied popular horror, including Faris’ memorable spoof of Drew Barrymore’s Scream opener.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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In its Saturday cold open, the sketch show parodied the final New York City mayoral debate, with Miles Teller as Andrew Cuomo, Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani and Shane Gillis as Curtis Sliwa.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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And nobody likes to be tricked.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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What a treat to be tricked thusly.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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And as the Kanneh-Mason clan grew, the younger siblings — as younger siblings do — imitated the bigger kids, a glorious chain reaction.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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There was one take [where] every mannerism or gesture that Kim would do in her performance, Sarah imitated.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Dec. 2025
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Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Don't be fooled by the name, there's nothing murky about this southern-style soup.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2026
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Several protesters with megaphones frequently celebrated or mocked the assassination of Charlie Kirk, usually accompanying the taunts with profanity.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tesla posted its second consecutive sales decline, losing its long‑held electric vehicle crown to a company the billionaire once mocked.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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Your husband claims not to have known the weekend arrangements in advance, claiming you were both deceived — not only by his old friends, but by their wives, and by the single female neighbor.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The agency’s lawsuit asserts Instacart deceived consumers with false advertising, failure to provide refunds and unlawful subscription enrollment processes.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spoofed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoofed. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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