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as in to parody
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow
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as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes
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as in to disobey
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath
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as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
mock turtle soup
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as in fake
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
since I had inadvertently learned what I was getting, I opened the present with mock surprise
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as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of
they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
obviously, the "priceless" Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock
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Recent Examples of mock
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
No one mocked Hitler as often or with as much force.
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Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Complete with mock jail cells, fitness areas, a computer lab and expansive classrooms, the Tarrant County Training Academy can see someone from recruitment all the way to their badge ceremony.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
In our first mock, edge rusher Zion Young from Missouri got the call.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Her party has often mocked the country’s efforts to adapt to climate change, and has fought any effort to reduce its effects.
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Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
No one mocked Hitler as often or with as much force.
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Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Adjective
Numerous mock drafts projected Veesaar would go late in the first round.
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Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Complete with mock jail cells, fitness areas, a computer lab and expansive classrooms, the Tarrant County Training Academy can see someone from recruitment all the way to their badge ceremony.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Noun
An offensive tackle may be in play, too, and Utah’s Spencer Fano is still available (in this mock, at least).
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Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
In our first mock, edge rusher Zion Young from Missouri got the call.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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The song was featured on the album Album 1700 and parodied the style of famous acts of the time, including The Beatles and The Mamas & The Papas.
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As Buffy Gilmore, Shannon Elizabeth parodied the girl-next-door archetype, eventually proving to be not so innocent behind the scenes.
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For example, 'Blazing Saddles' and 'All in the Family' confronted bigotry by ridiculing prejudice.
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Multiple hospital stays became fodder for school bullies, who also ridiculed his size.
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Santana-Mateo was booked on charges of breach of peace, engaging police in a pursuit, disobeying the direction of officer, reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right, failure to obey a traffic control signal and driving the wrong way on a one way.
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In 2024, the agency claimed that X security staff sometimes had to pointedly disobey Musk in order to remain in compliance.
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Inside, a memory foam insole with arch support cushions every step, and the soft faux leather molds to your ideal fit over time.
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The white interior and faux leather are also available in Overland and reviewed Limited trims.
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First was a Drug Enforcement Administration badge and ID with Horsch’s photo on it, but the ID was fake, and Horsch has never worked for the DEA, according to court documents.
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This game preserves the difficulty of coming up with an elaborate, consistent false narrative on the spot, and the challenge of adapting that narrative on the fly when other players present convincing (and sometimes fake) counter-evidence.
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As the escape-room activity kicks off — the guests have 30 minutes to find Aesha’s crew — the boys find plenty of opportunity to make insinuating jokes about tying up the girls, some (Coop) more wholesome than others (Luke).
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And as a distant relative jokes, many can be found on mortgages, loans and other debts.
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The early copy remained tucked away in Britain’s National Archives until a volunteer cataloging records from the American Revolutionary War came across it in May among the papers of Royal Navy captains.
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Julia Giarmoleo, an EPA spokesperson, said the monitors did not detect elevated metals, but would not provide a copy of the data without a federal records request.
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Here was a government that had explicitly borrowed from Beijing’s developmental playbook and sincerely attempted to imitate it, but failed.
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These are glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists that imitate a natural hormone in the gut.
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“Mock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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