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as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
the movie is a rib of the "dramatic love story" that was so popular in the 1950s
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often
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Recent Examples of rib
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
At Portillo's, customers can get a regular sized hot dog for $1 with a $5 purchase of other items including a sandwich, entree salad, entree pasta or ribs for perks members.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 16 July 2025
Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Offering a super stretch and ribbed panels underneath the arms, there’s a reason this tennis dress is a favorite of pros and beginners alike.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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Noun
These were nothing more than the Bengal Barbecue ribs with teriyaki sauce.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
At Portillo's, customers can get a regular sized hot dog for $1 with a $5 purchase of other items including a sandwich, entree salad, entree pasta or ribs for perks members.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 16 July 2025
Verb
There is little question the Kelce brothers will be ribbing one another about that performance on next week’s episode of their New Heights podcast.
—Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Offering a super stretch and ribbed panels underneath the arms, there’s a reason this tennis dress is a favorite of pros and beginners alike.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rib
Noun
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In her video, a parody of the original campaign, the Grammy-winner delivered Sweeney’s lines with an exaggerated accent, mispronouncing the color blue.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
30 July 2025
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Lehrer performed his parodies at coffeehouses and student gatherings throughout the Cambridge, Massachusetts, area.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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According to the site, there were allegedly posts that included fat-shaming and rape jokes, among other topics via the Q&A platform Curious Cat.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Chinese officials in the eastern province of Zhejiang have put stand-up comics on notice to avoid jokes that could fuel resentment between the sexes.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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First and foremost, after teasing it yesterday, Marvel just had Tom Holland walk out in his full Spidey costume (minus mask) to drive the internet wild.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Marvel teases Tom Holland's new suit: 'Something brand new is coming' Only the MCU can send fans into a frenzy with glimpses of fabric.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Tonight Show host appeared in a Late Show spoof — alongside Seth Meyers, Anderson Cooper, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, and more — poking fun at the circumstances surrounding the franchise’s sudden ending and the viral Coldplay kiss cam couple on Monday.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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Mulligan got her chance to play the part more than a decade later, when she was cast as Sophie in a 2019 spoof of Mamma Mia!—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Watch the scene where the three men stop at a bar in D.C. Meadows laughs for the first time — a shy, honest laugh.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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Nixon’s spirit drew appreciative laughs from the crowd throughout the competition.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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For the most part, though, these tools have been aimed at parents or educators, not kids themselves.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Apparently Brooks Nader wasn’t kidding about that, because on July 8 she was spotted freeing the nipple in a sheer black top on a dinner date with friend Lauren Sanchez in Paris, per photos published by the Daily Mail.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
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The creative team is positioning the series as both an industry satire and romantic comedy, mining humor from the entertainment world’s inner workings.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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For those who have added the term to their lexicon, satire and seriousness blur together.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
Noun
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There were also yaks, deer, buffalo, camels, a kangaroo, ostriches, eight monkeys, six raccoons, two grizzly bears, black bears, brown bears, seals, lions, an old tiger, a blind hyena, a circus elephant, an alligator and 400 birds, including a talking crow.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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More than 500 of them, in fact, from native whitetail deer to yaks, scimitar oryx, and water buffalo.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Rib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rib. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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