as in to lampoon
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Recent Examples of satirize
No doubt the real Silicon Valley will offer fresh horror for the show to satirize next season, but The Audacity is still searching for its groove.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
Despite this decrease, the show has never been more popular and pointed, its famously off-the-cuff production schedule allowing Parker and Stone to respond to, and satirize, the world in nearly real time.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
These self-aware comedies, each following women trying to leave their mark in Hollywood before their cachet expires, have satirized the business with cutting specificity.
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Caroline Framke,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
But Wood, Mallis, and co-writer Weston Auburn satirize the subtle ways that aspiring filmmakers, programmers, and cinephiles talk to each other so effectively that the film should charm its intended audience.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
Despite this decrease, the show has never been more popular and pointed, its famously off-the-cuff production schedule allowing Parker and Stone to respond to, and satirize, the world in nearly real time.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
These self-aware comedies, each following women trying to leave their mark in Hollywood before their cachet expires, have satirized the business with cutting specificity.
—
Caroline Framke,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
But Wood, Mallis, and co-writer Weston Auburn satirize the subtle ways that aspiring filmmakers, programmers, and cinephiles talk to each other so effectively that the film should charm its intended audience.
—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satirize
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The effect isn’t to lampoon but to confront his raw emotion and to test his capacity for resilience.
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There are few better settings to lampoon celebrity and wealth than the French Riviera and the Cannes Film Festival.
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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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In the weeks leading up to the June 26 release of the film, men mocked 26-year-old Alcock’s appearance across social media.
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Each sketch was packed with mocking details, such as long red ties, Big Macs and lots and lots of gold, to drive home her point.
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That skill mimics mortality, Lee said, with the Chinese firm calling it another step toward fully autonomous machines capable of working 24/7.
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Such a beautiful sculpture, mimicking the swirls found in nature (the cosmos, shells, Fibonacci-following topiary) felt a far cry from the swirl of emotions prompted by my favorite TV shows.
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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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Still, even such deployments have drawn scrutiny, with some on social media criticizing the film’s AI usage and deriding the movie’s quality.
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Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, which placed second in national elections last year, derided the reform package.
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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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Nevin remembered the songwriter as a melancholic genius, and insisted that Foster did not merely caricature Black Americans but used their vernacular to convey universal themes.
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The edge, as well as the humor, were in the sketches themselves — sometimes caricature, sometimes commentary, sometimes both.
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“Satirize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satirize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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