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or satirical
as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
a satiric story about the movie business
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Recent Examples of satiric
The show isn't satiric so much as amused by the absurd lengths to which the Kaylas of our society will go in pursuit of self-definition.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Others are satiric vignettes—pointed takedowns of sham humanitarians, sham foreign journalists, sham white saviors and their sham schemes to save the continent—whose villains can read more like stock inventions than like surprising ones.
—Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The satiric sculpture — a comment on the 2021 Capitol riot — appeared on Thursday, Oct. 24, and has a permit to remain through Oct. 30, according to the National Park Service.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Others are satiric vignettes—pointed takedowns of sham humanitarians, sham foreign journalists, sham white saviors and their sham schemes to save the continent—whose villains can read more like stock inventions than like surprising ones.
—Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The satiric sculpture — a comment on the 2021 Capitol riot — appeared on Thursday, Oct. 24, and has a permit to remain through Oct. 30, according to the National Park Service.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satiric
Adjective
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While Lucie is warm, vivacious, and a ray of light that shines off the page, Aiden is a grumpy, reluctant romantic who hides behind sarcastic quips.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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For instance, a sarcastic comment brushed off as a joke, or unspoken expectations that fuel resentment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Chad and Darlene confide in each other and bond, a little too closely, over their similar biting humor.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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The following day, during an episode on his Never Shut Up podcast and YouTube show, Wiley compared Clark’s remarks in reaction to Jackson’s defeat to his more biting words following Allen’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in last year’s NFL Divisional Playoff Round.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There were no trees nearby, just rows and rows of tan and olive-green tents erected on cement and surrounded by airport hangars, porta-potties, barbed wire, and guard towers.—
Edwidge Danticat,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, the walls were covered in barbed wire, and the balcony had a large privacy wall.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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How it got expressed in Tony was not sharp elbows, but a boundless, Midwestern good nature, and decency.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Any sharp pains during your workout—in your feet, but also in your knees, hips, or back—likely point to a problem with your current pair.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Satiric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satiric. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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