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as in ridiculing
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as in parodying
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow
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as in taunting
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes
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as in disobeying
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath
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Recent Examples of mocking
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
In death, Hamilton has remained something of an obsession for Isaac, who has frequently made mocking comments about his contemporary over the show’s four seasons.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
The law also applies to digital spaces, according to Human Rights Watch, and individuals promoting violating dress rules or mocking the fines could face punishment, and social media platforms will be required to monitor or remove such content.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Kidman’s performance — especially in scenes with Harris Dickinson, who does excellent work as her affair partner — acknowledges the relationship between the explicit and the comic without mocking it.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
And there’s Teeny doing a mocking sarcasm clap, which is my second favorite type of clap, after an inspirational movie slow clap that starts as a solitary person in a crowd and then spreads like wildfire into a full assault of applause by a large grip of onlookers.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
While the first episode begins with Poppa mocking Ivy’s podcasting background and the next two episodes half-heartedly introduce various radio station adversaries/co-workers, by the fourth episode Poppa and Ivy have transitioned to just doing a podcast.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
The Michigan Catholic Conference said Whitmer was mocking receiving the sacrament of Communion.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2024
After stopping at Wendy's for frosties and chicken nuggets, Heather raised a side eye when Bronwyn began mocking Whitney's emotional stance on matters.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
The film is far and away the year’s most successful documentary at the box office but has attracted criticism for mocking DEI programs as a scam.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
In death, Hamilton has remained something of an obsession for Isaac, who has frequently made mocking comments about his contemporary over the show’s four seasons.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 5 Dec. 2024
The law also applies to digital spaces, according to Human Rights Watch, and individuals promoting violating dress rules or mocking the fines could face punishment, and social media platforms will be required to monitor or remove such content.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Kidman’s performance — especially in scenes with Harris Dickinson, who does excellent work as her affair partner — acknowledges the relationship between the explicit and the comic without mocking it.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
And there’s Teeny doing a mocking sarcasm clap, which is my second favorite type of clap, after an inspirational movie slow clap that starts as a solitary person in a crowd and then spreads like wildfire into a full assault of applause by a large grip of onlookers.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
While the first episode begins with Poppa mocking Ivy’s podcasting background and the next two episodes half-heartedly introduce various radio station adversaries/co-workers, by the fourth episode Poppa and Ivy have transitioned to just doing a podcast.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
The Michigan Catholic Conference said Whitmer was mocking receiving the sacrament of Communion.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2024
After stopping at Wendy's for frosties and chicken nuggets, Heather raised a side eye when Bronwyn began mocking Whitney's emotional stance on matters.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocking
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All of it might have been intended as satire, but as Katy Perry learned this year, sometimes the sardonic is just stupid.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, the Australian writer-director laces the film’s many tall tales — like how Pinky’s second husband was eaten by a crocodile right in front of her eyes — with sardonic humor meant to mollify and entertain in equal measure.Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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The post was met with accounts celebrating the withdrawal and ridiculing past decisions.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But instead of reciprocating, Lila told him to get away from her and started ridiculing him.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
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Yet Horse Crazy is one of the best American novels about obsession in part because the narrator mostly dislikes Gregory, subjecting this object of lust to the same derisive interior voice that comments on virtually every other aspect of his life.Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sanders didn’t win either primary, but the recurring debate each election cycle helped create and standardize a set of derisive talking points that remains popular today.Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Knightley said, before imitating her daughter shunning her from the dance floor at the disco.Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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For Demi Moore, life is imitating art.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Instead of pushing down and ignoring, actively look at everything in your life — good and bad.Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Yet feeling out of place has, ironically, brought Escola even closer to their Mary Todd Lincoln, whose fear that a scornful world might keep her offstage gives the show an unexpected pathos.Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
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The president has outlined a deeply misguided foreign policy vision that is distrustful of U.S. allies, scornful of international institutions, and indifferent, if not downright hostile, to the liberal international order that the United States has sustained for nearly eight decades.Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
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The installation and monthly fees related to those alarm systems are also deductible as part of the cost of doing business on those types of properties.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But the third nominee, Robin Williams, still got on stage at the insistence of Nicholson and ended up doing a spot-on imitation of him.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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The riffs and ribbing were still there, as were the parables about fame and celebrity as corruptive, murder-inspiring forces.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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The wide hem is made with gorgeous ribbing that completes the look, and the sweater is even double discounted to just $37 for a limited time.Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Mocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocking. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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