mockery
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Now, after much mockery and controversy, minimalist footwear is hotter than ever.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
Then again, you could argue the Dodgers already are making a mockery of the NL West.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
As many of them see it, a failure by the parliamentary commissioner for standards to come down hard on Farage would make a mockery of plenty of other MPs' diligence.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Every other leader expected on the shores of Lake Geneva has been the target of attacks, criticism or mockery from the Republican billionaire.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
Her mockery irritated him, as did the speed with which she had absolved Major Madu of any responsibility for Major Udodi’s boorish behavior.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Mena believes the Black Paintings to be mockeries in the same spirit – cartoons he drew around himself as if the walls were “big sheets of paper”.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2019
The mockeries in this “Henry V” do point to truths — and they’re also a lot of fun.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2018
Boston Dynamics’ creatures are like cruel, surreal techno-parodies of organic life, absurdist mockeries of living things.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2013
Which proves my point about who, exactly, makes mockeries of these things.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2010
If the Soul were here," he added bitterly, "he would look at these glittering mockeries as though they were harbingers of eternal hope.
From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Fiona Macleod
Vocabulary lists containing mockery
"The Tell-Tale Heart," Vocabulary from the short story
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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