satirized

verb

Definition of satirizednext
past tense of satirize
as in lampooned

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  1. mocked
  2. ridiculed
  3. derided
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  • When the Lions hired Campbell, they were mocked nationally for trusting their team to a meathead.
    Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Others will be mocked, marginalized, and even vilified.
    David Rosowsky, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of mocked
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  • That way, if any humans start to figure out that the AI singularity has indeed occurred, those said humans will be ridiculed as overly imaginative and foolish following a sci-fi contrivance.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • McCollum’s play and his team’s start to the season have been frequently ridiculed, but nights like this are what build the bond between a player and a city.
    William Guillory, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ridiculed
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  • Beyond the difficulty with horses, this was part of a republican culture that prized physical ruggedness and frugality and derided pompousness.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In the process, Fur & Loathing also illuminates a subculture that is often derided but that provides joy and fulfillment for its members.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of derided
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