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parodying

ADJECTIVE

satirical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

biting caustic incisive mordant sarcastic sardonic satiric

WEAK

abusive bantering bitter burlesque censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical ironical lampooning paradoxical pungent ridiculing spoofing taunting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm kind mild nice

ADJECTIVE

satirical/satiric

Synonyms

WEAK

abusive bantering biting bitter burlesque caustic censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical incisive ironical lampooning mordant paradoxical pungent ridiculing sarcastic sardonic spoofing taunting

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Heidecker also created the web series “On Cinema” with comedian Gregg Turkington, parodying movie review shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The video then cut to a clip of Lizzo parodying the American Eagle ad, with the caption: "Lizzo's got good jeans."

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Meme creators who have taken notice of the Stake watermarks have begun parodying the campaign by adding excessive amounts of Stake logos to their own memes or pretending they’re instead sponsored by Dave & Buster’s.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2024

Longtime "Saturday Night Live" personality Maya Rudolph may be slated to reprise her infamous character parodying Vice President Kamala Harris, just in time for the thick of election season.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

If smart people are parodying it, that’s a sure sign that some less smart people are believing it.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

parodying

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