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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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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The thriller, which satirizes workplace culture while also building in sci-fi elements, became a critical hit as well, earning 14 Emmy nominations for season one.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Black Mirror evokes anthology series like The Twilight Zone and Amazing Stories with speculative, offbeat tales that draw upon sci-fi, thriller, and horror tropes to satirize culture and interrogate moral and ethical quandaries.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The thriller, which satirizes workplace culture while also building in sci-fi elements, became a critical hit as well, earning 14 Emmy nominations for season one.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The film uses humour bravely, in a way that perhaps alludes to Aristophanes’ satirizing the ills of ancient Athenian democracy.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Satirize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satirize. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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