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mocks

  • present tense form
    of mock (3rd person singular).
    mock
    verb (used with object)
    to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.

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This mocks the intent of the push to end Unifil, given force by the U.N.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In fact, Anthropic, which is behind the Claude AI chatbot, indirectly mocks OpenAI’s ChatGPT in its ad.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026

She identifies herself as a U.S. citizen and lightly mocks Ross for filming their license plates.

From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2026

"It cruelly mocks the suffering of people who risk everything to flee war, persecution, and hardship in search of safety," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025

‘You didn’t invite me, you didn’t invite me,”’ he mocks.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas