satirize
verb (used with object)
to attack or ridicule with satire.
was satirizing
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past progressiveof satirize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Let’s just say he didn’t do the state of Colorado or our country many favors in negative stereotypes about both, though this guy was totally serious and not realizing he was satirizing himself.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023
“Something I found really heartening about the people that we worked with for cameos was that they immediately understood that the film was satirizing a culture and not specifically criticizing them,” said Shephard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
In a recent interview, Ms. Zink was asked why she was satirizing young political activists.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2016
The reason Sterling found it difficult to discern what the game was satirizing was, it turned out, because it wasn’t satirizing anything.
From Salon ● May 5, 2015
A man with curly dark hair who was eating soup at the table directly in front of me was satirizing somebody between spoonfuls, relishing his acrimony as if it were spice to his soup.
From The Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan
