as in parodies
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general
a satire about the music industry in which a handsome but untalented youth is turned into a pop star
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Recent Examples of satires
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satires
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Last year, in response to some political parodies that used images created by artificial intelligence, including one that pilloried Vice President Kamala Harris, the Legislature passed and Newsom signed two measures to outlaw such tomfoolery.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kaufman and Herz co-founded Troma Entertainment in 1974, which has produced or distributed more than 1,000 low-budget parodies in the past five decades, including the original Toxic Avenger movie in 1984.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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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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Short Films The Festival presents short films from around the world, ranging from comedies to dramas, documentaries to thrillers, and everything in between, in ten Shorts Programs.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
18 Sep. 2025
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The episode was typical of an era in broadcast history where television comedies explored important social issues from multiple perspectives.—
Time,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Satires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satires. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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