as in satire
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general
a pasquinade of Washington society that features thinly disguised portraits of several political power brokers
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Noun
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Gingrich’s March 15, 2026, post linked to an article that labeled itself as satire.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026 -
The film, which debuted on Netflix April 1, deploys a deliberately eccentric tone, mixing slapstick, satire and spy-thriller tropes with Das’ irreverent comedic sensibility.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Over time, Norris also became a web phenomenon, the subject of memes and jokes that parodied his image of invincibility.—
Valentina Colosimo,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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And of course Burrs, whom Donica plays with titanic, Sweeney-esque feeling and force of baritone, is all the more self-hating and compromised, having made a career parodying himself.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the show’s true power was its ability to satirize both ’70s cartoons and aughts culture wars.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Anderson satirizes these third-raters in a remarkably gentle way.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For years, national media caricatured our city as a war zone.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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These changes have been caricatured as authoritarian and corrupt.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In vivid, dramatic language more befitting of a pulp novel accompanied by fanciful illustrations, the story said that reports of monsters first started surfacing in Canada, only to be met with mocking dismissal in Chicago.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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This festival featured carnivals that included music, costumes, and mocking church rituals.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Unlike that film, The Drama, which is distributed by A24, isn’t necessarily trying to lampoon a hapless character who deserves our ire.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this year, Polymarket rival prediction market platform Kalshi announced free pop-up grocery stores as part of a marketing stunt meant to lampoon New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city-run grocery store policy.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bondi was ridiculed over a move to hand out binders of Epstein files to conservative influencers at the White House, only for it to be later revealed that the documents included no new revelations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2026
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Bondi was ridiculed over a move to hand out binders of Epstein files to conservative influencers at the White House only for it to be later revealed that the documents included no new revelations.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One burlesqued the Oscar broadcast’s impending move to YouTube, in 2029.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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During that visit, Manson spoke about his friendship with French-Chilean artist Alejandro Jodorowsky, who lived in Mexico during the 1970s and 1980s and officiated Manson’s wedding to burlesque performer Dita Von Teese in Ireland in 2005.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Pasquinade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasquinade. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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