Example Sentences

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Then there is spoofing, which confuses and deceives.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

How about the fact that robo-calls are themselves outlawed in the United States, as is spoofing, where the caller ID displays a fake number?

From Washington Post • May 22, 2018

I end up feeling unsure whether Winterbottom is spoofing the spate of movies about self-pitying middle-aged guys or perfecting the genre, and I further suspect there's no difference.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2011

Mary Hartman! will start airing on 90 independent stations—often scheduled opposite the very shows it is spoofing.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's a "gotcha" show, in which Kennedy gets not only his victims but also the media and pop-culture types he is spoofing.

From Time Magazine Archive