lampoon
noun
a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
has lampooned
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present perfectof lampoon (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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No one has lampooned the relentless absurdity of American life with as much Broadway dazzle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022
I can’t think of anyone in recent years who has lampooned that cohort between covers so freshly and efficiently as Ginder.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Since then, the CEO has lampooned the agency and bristled at the idea that he’ll change his Twitter habits.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2018
Trailing the interview, O’Donnell said she asked Conway whether she thought Saturday Night Live, which has lampooned the adviser and her feuds with the press, had gone too far in its depictions of her.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 4, 2017
Swift never afterwards missed an opportunity to ridicule Tighe, and he has lampooned that individual in several poems.
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish by Scott, Temple
