as in satires
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general
this classic musical is a lampoon of the movie business at the time when sound was introduced
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While Bruce the shark tore through limbs, there were also conspiracy thrillers, period dramas, counterculture satires, and deeply anti-authority crime flicks to rule the roost.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025 -
As a content creator, Hansen is also known for making culinary chaos and gaming satires, which have earned him hundreds of millions of views from a social media fan base.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Today, Neeson is doing action spoofs (thank God), and even the John Wick series has run its course.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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For the social media stars — whose content parodies their real lives through comedic skits — the new baby will also present an opportunity for new kinds of videos.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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South Park’s Eric Cartman parodies Kirk in the episode by asking a college student a question, referencing Kirk’s viral debates on college campuses.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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Wednesday ridicules Pugsley for making a zombie.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Student imitates Charlie Kirk's death and mocks him, goes up to statue where TPUSA members are and imitates his death again, and spits near them.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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YouTube's policies specifically prohibit content that revels in or mocks the death or serious injury of an identifiable individual.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the second episode, which premiered on August 6, Cartman imitates Kirk with a podcast and debates college students.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes art imitates life by skipping a generation.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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There’s a primer that doubles as a moisturizer and a concealer that mimics the tone and texture of your skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Essentially a massive underground heat pump, the AGS is a modular, pressurized system that mimics the thermodynamics of surface heat pumps, but at a depth.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Lampoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampoons. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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