satirize
verb (used with object)
to attack or ridicule with satire.
is satirizing
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present progressiveof satirize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Moore lived through the Hollywood that Fargeat is satirizing, and in her 40-something years in the business, she’s probably been asked more about her workout routine than her craft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
You can do each one of them rewritten for a new niche audience, which again is satirizing the movie business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2021
Allen Gregory A fundamental problem with the new Fox cartoon “Allen Gregory” — though not the biggest one — is that it’s never clear what the show is satirizing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2011
Watching the movie, you might well wonder what nation it is satirizing, the United States or Canada?
From New York Times ● May 6, 2011
Its most conspicuous intent is to be more outrageous in detail than what it is satirizing, and these days, that is hard to do.
From Time Magazine Archive
