as in to lampoon
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Recent Examples of satirize
More than a decade after Gone With the Wind’s silver screen debut, O’Connor published a story satirizing the gala’s pageantry.
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Hitting theaters from Lionsgate on April 14, 2000, American Psycho stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a banker with murderous fantasies, in the adaptation of author Bret Easton Ellis’ best-selling novel satirizing 1980s yuppie culture.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2025
This was the second week in a row that the show spoofed Trump’s tariff, as Johnson appeared in the opener last week to satirize the president’s rollout of the new policy.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
Director/screenwriter Jake Horowitz satirizes a popular genre and delivers twists and turns with Chernick and Steenson each having a ball with their cheeky characters.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Hitting theaters from Lionsgate on April 14, 2000, American Psycho stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a banker with murderous fantasies, in the adaptation of author Bret Easton Ellis’ best-selling novel satirizing 1980s yuppie culture.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2025
This was the second week in a row that the show spoofed Trump’s tariff, as Johnson appeared in the opener last week to satirize the president’s rollout of the new policy.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
Director/screenwriter Jake Horowitz satirizes a popular genre and delivers twists and turns with Chernick and Steenson each having a ball with their cheeky characters.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirize
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Throughout it all, Danson also got to lampoon himself alongside IRL pal Larry David on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), appearing sporadically in some of the comedy's best episodes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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The sketch comedy show also lampooned the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) ongoing struggles that have caused mass delays at airports and several near collisions between aircraft due to air traffic control outages.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
18 May 2025
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Content Creators And Brand Ambassadors Gstaad Guy parades in Loro Piana, and the European Kid parodies luxury culture.—
Matteo Atti,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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So in this latest version of her avatar, she’s created an Alison whose dilemma parodies contemporary celebrity culture, while also parodying herself, the author.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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Read: The attack on trans rights won’t end there The impossible becoming possible is a hard thing to process—and easier to reject or mock than to understand.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Film director Wes Anderson mocked President Donald Trump over his plan to slap tariffs on foreign films made outside of the United States.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Best Wayfair Patio Furniture Memorial Day Sales If staycations are on the calendar this year, outdoor furniture that mimics the luxury and comfort of a resort is a must.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2025
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Students can also participate in team challenges that mimic real-world collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Walton imitated the big-box retail store and located them in small towns.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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At Cruise’s behest, McQuarrie’s stunts imitate the most primitive filmmaking — not the awe-inspiring magic of Georges Méliès but the Lumière brothers’ rudimentary documentation of action.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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Legal experts have derided the lawsuit as frivolous and laughable, and CBS defended the newsmagazine and its editorial judgment on First Amendment grounds.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Meanwhile in Russia: pundits derided Trump's peace efforts as an exercise in futility, but acknowledged that his interests are in alignment with the Kremlin.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Gilgeous-Alexander even got ridiculed during his team's Game 3 loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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The Bills don’t want their players, coaches or staffers ridiculed similarly.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Yet abroad, Germans are still caricatured as Nazis, and the remembrance culture plays a part by overdoing it.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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Aesthetically, each episode has its own look tied to the personality of the character explored, which allowed Pixar to use lots of caricaturing and cartoony effects through mixed media.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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