as in to lampoon
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Recent Examples of satirize
But in an atmosphere where the gentle Peanuts was the cartoon hit of the day, there were no takers for his radical cartooning that satirized the neuroses and hypocrisies of society — until the Voice was launched.
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Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
Writer/director Nadia Conners is shining a light on the dark side of being a woman in Los Angeles amid the Hollywood elite — and what better way to satirize your surroundings than by including them in a meta film?
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
His show was so formative for many that he was satirized by Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Kubrick’s film is a hell of a black comedy that satirizes the mediocrity of middle-class life: In the director’s world, fathers are pitiful providers, mothers are blandly cheerful (while quietly suffering enormously), and the kids see far more than their parents do.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
Writer/director Nadia Conners is shining a light on the dark side of being a woman in Los Angeles amid the Hollywood elite — and what better way to satirize your surroundings than by including them in a meta film?
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
His show was so formative for many that he was satirized by Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Kubrick’s film is a hell of a black comedy that satirizes the mediocrity of middle-class life: In the director’s world, fathers are pitiful providers, mothers are blandly cheerful (while quietly suffering enormously), and the kids see far more than their parents do.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirize
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Their pretensions are witheringly lampooned in this comic thriller about Ronnie, a Pakistani American who tags along to the desert enclave with her friend turned life coach, Marley.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Clips of those videos were also lampooned online but garnered millions of views.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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During her opening monologue, Madison — who was previously parodied by SNL cast member Heidi Gardner earlier in the season — poked fun at her stripper skills in the award-winning project.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Schiaparelli’s latest show took a more traditional turn, its goal to be making modernity out of antiquity, but up until this show, Daniel Roseberry has taken great care to make a body of work at Schiaparelli that honors and practically parodies the intricate details of human body features.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
5 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Golden may seem like a bit of reach given he often wasn't mocked in the first round before the combine, but taking the combine into consideration and more time leading up to the draft, he may be viewed as a clear first-round prospect by then.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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They were roundly mocked by right-wing users.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, for his role as legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow, Clooney picked up a bottle of hair dye to mimic the broadcaster’s look more accurately.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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The massive hot springs complex will not only have pools fed by the geothermal waters bubbling up from the hometown Sulphur Springs, but will also offer soaks in specialized mineral pools that mimic the blend of some of the world’s most famous hot springs.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This is how and why cinema could shatter the Aristotelian unities, resurrect orality in the age of literacy, and become the technological medium par excellence imitated by new mediums like video games and VR.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, these models can imitate individuals' or industries' writing styles and wording.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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That structure was almost immediately derided on social media, with detractors likening it to a shed.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The government’s bold tactics have been derided by political opponents but praised by supporters as effective.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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Another aspect to note is that the AI didn’t ridicule me or otherwise play any tomfoolery about my need for assistance.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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His visit to a military base in Greenland to deliver a speech was ridiculed amid unwanted overtures from the U.S. to annex Greenland.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 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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The connection between Nafisi and Bahri is presented with complexity and without sentimentality, neither papering over political differences nor caricaturing Bahri as a generic revolutionary.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Satirize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satirize. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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