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as in parodying
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team
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as in tricking
to cause to believe what is untrue
the newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter
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Recent Examples of spoofing
But since the start of hostilities in the Middle East, location spoofing in the Persian Gulf has surged dramatically.
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Matthew Chin, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
In theory, international law should prevent spoofing.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
These anomalies are increasingly linked to GPS spoofing in regions experiencing geopolitical conflict.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Jamming and spoofing also slowed marine traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz, a congested shipping lane that handles roughly 20% of the world’s oil and gas exports and where precise navigation is essential, Windward’s data showed.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
There has been widespread GNSS spoofing and AIS manipulation, where tankers are digitally hijacked and tricked into displaying false coordinates that lead them into restricted territorial waters for seizure.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Later, the hacker even called Wenzler, spoofing PlayStation’s customer support number and impersonating a Sony fraud department representative.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
This mash-up especially works as the musical develops a secondary theme, spoofing the iconography of the Broadway musical itself.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Investigators determined the text had come through a voice over IP service capable of spoofing phone numbers.
—Michael Ruiz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Matthew Chin, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
In theory, international law should prevent spoofing.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
These anomalies are increasingly linked to GPS spoofing in regions experiencing geopolitical conflict.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Jamming and spoofing also slowed marine traffic moving through the Strait of Hormuz, a congested shipping lane that handles roughly 20% of the world’s oil and gas exports and where precise navigation is essential, Windward’s data showed.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
There has been widespread GNSS spoofing and AIS manipulation, where tankers are digitally hijacked and tricked into displaying false coordinates that lead them into restricted territorial waters for seizure.
—Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Later, the hacker even called Wenzler, spoofing PlayStation’s customer support number and impersonating a Sony fraud department representative.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
This mash-up especially works as the musical develops a secondary theme, spoofing the iconography of the Broadway musical itself.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Investigators determined the text had come through a voice over IP service capable of spoofing phone numbers.
—Michael Ruiz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoofing
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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
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The cliffhanger of the previous season, which saw Lister impregnated by his female self from an alternate universe, is dismissed with a pre-episode text crawl parodying Star Wars, which irreverently moved way too fast to read.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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To remove the element of tricking the umpire into thinking balls are strikes?—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The texts are aimed at tricking drivers into sharing personal and financial information.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The gulls weren’t directly imitating the act of eating.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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The gulls weren’t imitating human eating directly but were using the human’s choice as a cue to guide their own foraging decisions.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Baio says Kassotis has been fooling people for years.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, depth would only get in the way of the plot, which is primarily concerned with fooling you and fooling you again.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Carnival parades in Germany are famed for their floats mocking a wide variety of domestic and global political figures, and Putin has frequently been a target.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In addition to defending NATO, Macron and other French politicians on Thursday were also reacting to Trump mocking Macron in his remarks Wednesday.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The specifications on the Neo can be deceiving.—
Dwight Silverman,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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Keep cool, as temperatures may be deceiving National Weather Service meteorologist Katherine Berislavich said overnight lows typically drop into the upper 60s this time of year but can rise quickly by morning.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Spoofing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoofing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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