satire
noun
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, to expose, denounce, or deride the folly or corruption of institutions, people, or social structures.
satires
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pluralof satire.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The latter film is one of Keaton’s lesser-known but still brilliantly limned stone-faced satires, in this case involving cowpokes and its star’s tender feelings for a milk cow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
But Iannucci turned his attentions to political satires like The Thick of It, while Baynham was "poached by Sacha Baron Cohen" for Borat, Coogan recalls.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
There are satires on various forms of social media, YouTube channels and the metaverse.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
But it wasn’t until 2019, when Ms. Auder’s yoga satires began to get some notice, that she thought she might try to sell the book one last time.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The satires probably owed their origin to the same cause.
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam
