satirize
verb
sat·i·rize
ˈsa-tə-ˌrīz 
satirized; satirizing
: to utter or write satire
: to censure or ridicule by means of satire
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The book satirizes contemporary life.
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Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
State of play: The alien invasion film directed by Trent Harris satirizes Utah's culture and religious history.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The joke conspiracy is meant to satirize the spread of misinformation by proliferating the false idea that the U.S. government wiped out birds and replaced the animals with drones to spy on Americans.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Movies skewer and satirize a political system that dearly deserves both.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Satirize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satirize. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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satirize
verb
sat·i·rize
ˈsat-ə-ˌrīz
satirized; satirizing
: to make fun of or show the weaknesses of by using satire
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