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as in parodying
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 tricking
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 spoofing
The Paramount-Miramax flick is the latest followup since 2013’s Scary Movie 5, spoofing recent horror fare like Sinners, The Substance and Jordan Peele’s Nope and Get Out.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 June 2026
Anti-satellite measures—including jamming, hacking, dazzling, and spoofing—are now being explored at varying degrees of sophistication by more than a dozen countries including the US, China, Russia, India, Iran, and North Korea.
—Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Thirteen years have passed since the last Scary Movie, which means there’s been a decade-plus of horror ripe for spoofing.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Many of the most effective deepfake scams involve spoofing a contact’s number, which makes the call look more legitimate when your phone lights up.
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Maritime users were particularly alarmed because the location data feature could counter GPS spoofing and jamming that have been occurring in waters in the Middle East, allowing boats to safely navigate despite electronic signal interference.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
For example, the Salute Legend, a smaller vessel with a Hong Kong flag, used spoofing to obscure its location.
—Adina Renner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Scammers often ignore the registry and use tactics like number spoofing to bypass it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The Onion is taking another stab at getting control of Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turning them into comedy sites spoofing the conspiracy theorist.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 June 2026
Anti-satellite measures—including jamming, hacking, dazzling, and spoofing—are now being explored at varying degrees of sophistication by more than a dozen countries including the US, China, Russia, India, Iran, and North Korea.
—Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Thirteen years have passed since the last Scary Movie, which means there’s been a decade-plus of horror ripe for spoofing.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Many of the most effective deepfake scams involve spoofing a contact’s number, which makes the call look more legitimate when your phone lights up.
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Maritime users were particularly alarmed because the location data feature could counter GPS spoofing and jamming that have been occurring in waters in the Middle East, allowing boats to safely navigate despite electronic signal interference.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
For example, the Salute Legend, a smaller vessel with a Hong Kong flag, used spoofing to obscure its location.
—Adina Renner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Scammers often ignore the registry and use tactics like number spoofing to bypass it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The Onion is taking another stab at getting control of Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turning them into comedy sites spoofing the conspiracy theorist.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoofing
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Regardless, everyone approves of Kiana, with Zack good-naturedly parodying her sunglasses and the girls encouraging him to lock it down despite the tumultuous relationships their friend group seems to attract.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Influencer comedians like Madison Humphrey and Mitsy Sanderson have built large platforms parodying awkward moments.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Posts from other Knicks fans say the user tried tricking them as well.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Such techniques typically work by tricking the user into approving a request to approve a device owned by the attacker instead.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Now, in a case of life imitating art, Cameron himself is being accused of corporate extraction by an Indigenous woman.—
Petala Ironcloud,
Air Mail,
6 June 2026
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In a case of life imitating art, this whodunnit explores the investigation behind her disappearance, strangely resembling one of Christie’s own novels, where everyone in her life becomes a suspect, including her brother, Monty (Trevena).—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The other is fooling humans, particularly the dwindling number of journalists, critics, and other gatekeepers who are still capable of conferring legitimacy by paying attention.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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After killing Minnesota’s first power play, the Avalanche opened the scoring when defenseman Sam Malinski scored his first career playoff goal, fooling Wallstedt with a rising wrist shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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The intended insult was Dorit’s payback after Sutton spent the season mocking her costar’s wallet size.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Trump has become obsessed with seeking vengeance against his political foes and has abandoned his promise to bring prices down, even mocking the nation’s affordability crisis.—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condo deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.—
Jay Weaver
June 6,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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While the prominence resembles a fiery eruption, Johnston notes that looks can be deceiving.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spoofing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoofing. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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