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as in parody
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
the predetermined outcome of the hearings made them a mockery of true justice
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as in ridicule
the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something
insulted by their mockery of his mannerisms
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Recent Examples of mockery
Arresting her this week only makes a mockery of the hard, dangerous and serious work ICE officials perform every week to keep Americans safe from violent criminals who entered the country illegally.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Instead, our aim is to dive a little bit deeper into a very particular reaction to this event that some are displaying online: celebratory mockery.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Four professional franchises that play home games within a couple of downtown blocks of each other—the Pistons, Lions, Tigers and Red Wings—have together risen from national mockery to playoff contention in the past few years.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The long-standing lèse-majesté laws, which criminalizes criticism of the monarchy, is still used to intimidate and punish activists, making a mockery of any notion that Thailand is a land where speech rights are protected.
—Jeffrey Wasserstrom, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Instead, our aim is to dive a little bit deeper into a very particular reaction to this event that some are displaying online: celebratory mockery.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Four professional franchises that play home games within a couple of downtown blocks of each other—the Pistons, Lions, Tigers and Red Wings—have together risen from national mockery to playoff contention in the past few years.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The long-standing lèse-majesté laws, which criminalizes criticism of the monarchy, is still used to intimidate and punish activists, making a mockery of any notion that Thailand is a land where speech rights are protected.
—Jeffrey Wasserstrom, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mockery
Noun
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Imagination was key to the films that Hess made after Napoleon Dynamite: the soulful Nacho Libre, in which Jack Black as a novice monk and Lucha Libre fan gave a fully rounded characterization, and the ingenious fantasy-fiction parody Gentlemen Broncos.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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Those include the parodies of commercials and public access programs that begin episodes, giving us introductions to Judaism and the French-Canadian mobsters and a particular brand of coffee in ways that, like so much in the series, feel fleetingly amusing rather than coherently realized.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Corden, as the event’s emcee, made some uncomfortable jokes about the Dow dropping 2200 points last Friday.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Nwodim’s jokes focused around the food being served at the function and not being able to find a good man.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2025
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Spiranac, of course, is referencing what golf fans have come to ridicule.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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The latest breakthrough attempts have been met with ridicule as Republicans blast Democrats for awkward social media posts and videos.—
Rachel Schilke,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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These caricatures are amusing, but nothing compared to when President Dutton finally has to strap up and blow away mercenaries like Rambo.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Pottery making, caricature illustrations, and other creative installations will also be available.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2025
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The votes were widely viewed as a sham and heavily criticized by the US at the time as well as by allies in Europe.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Six elections since have been widely dismissed as shams that concealed rising discontent.—
Nataliya Vasilyeva,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Mockery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mockery. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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