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as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
the movie is a rib of the "dramatic love story" that was so popular in the 1950s
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as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter
began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often
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Recent Examples of rib
John Shipley, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
The friendly birds are sometimes hand-fed, eating salmon, shrimp and prime rib scraps from the hotel.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 6 Aug. 2025
However, the accessory did not go unnoticed by Clark, who playfully ribbed the Olympian about her accessory during the exchange.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Manager Rocco Baldelli his team’s 7-2 loss to Washington at Target Field that Buxton has cartilage irritation in the ribs on his left side.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
The friendly birds are sometimes hand-fed, eating salmon, shrimp and prime rib scraps from the hotel.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Verb
Buckley was calling his mom to rib her for smoking weed in the parking lot of his concert.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 6 Aug. 2025
However, the accessory did not go unnoticed by Clark, who playfully ribbed the Olympian about her accessory during the exchange.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rib
Noun
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The brothers are reuniting for the first time in 18 years to write an original script for the restart of the horror parody franchise, writing and producing the movie alongside Rick Alvarez.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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The back and forth began on Tuesday, Aug. 12, after the parody account shared a picture previously posted by Beckham Jr. on Instagram of him and his son, Zydn Beckham, sitting outside MetLife Stadium.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Following Colbert’s ongoing jokes at the president’s expense, Trump has celebrated the talk show’s demise.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Aug. 2025
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Take the verdant Monsieur Chic from designer Brett Johnson’s debut trio of parfums, named after a running joke his late wife, Sarah, would deploy when he got dressed up for date nights.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And we have been teased and fooled before in the near-quarter century since that last crown in 2001.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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And how does Wednesday season 2, part 1, tease her role in the story?—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The spoof came shortly after Perry, 40, and Trudeau, 53, were spotted together on multiple occasions in late July, including dining out in Montreal and walking a dog through Mount Royal Park.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
3 Aug. 2025
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The movie is a spoof of both 1950s sci-fi B movies and the experience of watching them on late-night TV.—
Meg Pillow
July 31,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Like, just write 100 tunes and record them all (laughs).—
Ed Masley,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Andrés joked in reply, prompting a laugh from Meghan.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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More than a quarter of you will be engaging in some piracy this season, and all of your names and email addresses have been handed over to the authorities (kidding!).—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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There’s a big gulf between pro marathoners and high-school track, of course—but don’t kid yourself that they’re not connected.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
25 July 2025
Noun
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But the satire doesn’t work, because the Republicans are afforded a nuance never given to Sophie and her idiot Democrat husband.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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The action satire, which stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, picked up $8.3 million in its second weekend, bringing its North American haul to $33 million.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There were also yaks, deer, buffalo, camels, a kangaroo, ostriches, eight monkeys, six raccoons, two grizzly bears, black bears, brown bears, seals, lions, an old tiger, a blind hyena, a circus elephant, an alligator and 400 birds, including a talking crow.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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More than 500 of them, in fact, from native whitetail deer to yaks, scimitar oryx, and water buffalo.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Rib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rib. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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