lampooned

past tense of lampoon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lampooned
Verb
  • Most significant, though, was the presence of Egil Olsen, a manager derided as a dinosaur at the time but who looks, in hindsight, an awful lot like a pioneer.
    Rory Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The layoffs have ignited protests against Musk and DOGE, while critics have also derided the CEO's support of far-right groups.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Veteran hands such as James Carville and David Axelrod have been widely mocked for their less-than-accurate takes.
    Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
  • For this reason, many mocked a recent publicity campaign by New Zealand.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That way, if any humans start to figure out that the AI singularity has indeed occurred, those said humans will be ridiculed as overly imaginative and foolish following a sci-fi contrivance.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • McCollum’s play and his team’s start to the season have been frequently ridiculed, but nights like this are what build the bond between a player and a city.
    William Guillory, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Lampooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lampooned. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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