satirize
verb
sat·i·rize
ˈsa-tə-ˌrīz 
satirized; satirizing
: to utter or write satire
: to censure or ridicule by means of satire
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The book satirizes contemporary life.
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The first season focused on the era of The Music Man, Carousel, and Brigadoon, but the second has shifted to the ’70s and ’80s to satirize Chicago, Cabaret, Hair, and Sweeney Todd.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Interview ‘Writing From the Whole of Life’: An Interview with Brandon Taylor
Colin Barrett
The author of The Late Americans on ecstatic first drafts, satirizing the MFA, and characters who stake their lives on art.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Other humorists walked the line between supporting and satirizing the regime in different ways.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Satirize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satirize. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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satirize
verb
sat·i·rize
ˈsat-ə-ˌrīz
satirized; satirizing
: to make fun of or show the weaknesses of by using satire
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