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or satirical
as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
a satiric story about the movie business
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Recent Examples of satiric
The show isn't satiric so much as amused by the absurd lengths to which the Kaylas of our society will go in pursuit of self-definition.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Others are satiric vignettes—pointed takedowns of sham humanitarians, sham foreign journalists, sham white saviors and their sham schemes to save the continent—whose villains can read more like stock inventions than like surprising ones.
—Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The satiric sculpture — a comment on the 2021 Capitol riot — appeared on Thursday, Oct. 24, and has a permit to remain through Oct. 30, according to the National Park Service.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Others are satiric vignettes—pointed takedowns of sham humanitarians, sham foreign journalists, sham white saviors and their sham schemes to save the continent—whose villains can read more like stock inventions than like surprising ones.
—Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
The satiric sculpture — a comment on the 2021 Capitol riot — appeared on Thursday, Oct. 24, and has a permit to remain through Oct. 30, according to the National Park Service.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satiric
Adjective
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These behaviors may include: Making sarcastic or pointed remarks.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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His character is written as sharp-minded, witty, and sarcastic, according to the filmmakers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Many of his biting posts have gone viral, drawing thousands of shares and millions of views.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The criticism from Barney Ronay at The Guardian was even more biting.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An enemy then grabs the barbed wire with his bare hands — which already sounds like a bad idea, btw — only for the wire to shock him backward.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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There were no trees nearby, just rows and rows of tan and olive-green tents erected on cement and surrounded by airport hangars, porta-potties, barbed wire, and guard towers.—
Edwidge Danticat,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her wardrobe has more than just a whiff of the Cruella de Vil about it, all sharp black suits with dramatically curling high necks, and some (like this one) with mirror embellishments that look potentially dangerous.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Danny Elfman Helped Jenna Ortega With Her Cello Playing On Wednesday Lucky for Jenna Ortega, Tim Burton’s longtime music collaborator Danny Elfman was able to step in to help the actor learn the instrument with sharp precision.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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