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noun

plural of pasquinade
as in satires
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general a pasquinade of Washington society that features thinly disguised portraits of several political power brokers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pasquinade
as in satirizes

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  1. satires
  2. sends up
  3. spoofs
  4. mocks
  5. ridicules
  6. imitates
  7. mimics
  8. parodies
Noun
  • There are satires of AD home tours—and a host of new competitors, from new media to independent creators.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • By 1775, at age 47, as the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord, her anonymous satires and plays were already shaping public opinion in support of independence.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of satires
Verb
  • One error in a client deck sends up a red flag and can change the way work is perceived instantly.
    — Julien Villemonteix, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The National Weather Service sends up hundreds of balloons every day, to monitor conditions in the atmosphere and keep track of how weather patterns are changing.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026
Definition of sends up
Noun
  • It's been a great couple of years for horror movies, which means that the time was right for the return of horror spoofs.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of spoofs
Verb
  • Trump routinely mocks Newsom and refers to the governor using a derogatory nickname, while Newsom taunts the president with frequent social media posts.
    — Darlene Superville, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of mocks
Verb
  • Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.
    — Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of ridicules
Verb
  • Sometimes life imitates art, but other times, art imitates life.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The undulating roofline imitates the Allegheny Mountains, and 38 steel columns create a canopy reminiscent of the region's forests, Prix Versailles says.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of imitates
Verb
  • Robot depth vision The new stereo vision algorithm allows humanoid robots to calculate depth using a camera arrangement that more closely mimics human vision.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Fresno chiles are perky with heat, while fresh cilantro mimics the bright herbaceousness of a fresh salsa.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of mimics
Verb
  • In another nod to Scream, Cheri Oteri parodies Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers as the comically unethical news anchor Gail Hailstorm.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
  • Ben Hania’s film before that, 2020’s Oscar-nominated The Man Who Sold His Skin, parodies the art world’s fetishization of refugees.
    — Alexander Durie, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of parodies
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