ironize
verb
iro·nize
ˈī-rə-ˌnīz 
ironized; ironizing
: to make ironic in appearance or effect
: to use irony : speak or behave ironically
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Makkai ironizes a group of true-crime addicts, integrating criticism of the Dead Girl Show into her dead-girl show.
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
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“Ironize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ironize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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