parodic
Example Sentences
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The company claimed it depicted a deliberately implausible, parodic scenario that bore no resemblance to real airport security procedures.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
They even called themselves the “cabal,” in what seemed a parodic tribute to Strauss’ clique of wise men.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024
With its candy colors, canted camera angles and sound-effects balloons, the original series was witty, funny, parodic, satirical, deceptively smart and knowingly dumb and also a legitimate adventure story.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024
The amorphousness of the series — which zings between parodic edge and epiphanies — might be a function of its peculiar DNA.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2023
The Harlot's Progress and The Rake's Progress are alike interesting for the parodic ballad opera pattern of setting new words to familiar tunes.
From The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) by Anonymous
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
