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                    as in parodies
                                                
              
          
                                                      a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something                                       
              
                             rigged from the start, his trial was a travesty of justice                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in spoofs
                                                
              
          
                                                      a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect                                       
              
                             the big-screen version of the classic sitcom is actually a good-natured travesty of the TV series                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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as in mocks
                                      
              
          
                                                      to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of                                       
              
                             this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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