satires

noun

plural of satire
as in parodies
a creative work that uses sharp humor to point up the foolishness of a person, institution, or human nature in general a satire about the music industry in which a handsome but untalented youth is turned into a pop star

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Recent Examples of satires There are satires of AD home tours—and a host of new competitors, from new media to independent creators. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 July 2026 By 1775, at age 47, as the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord, her anonymous satires and plays were already shaping public opinion in support of independence. — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026 His ten other, wildly disparate books include two satires of media and marketing and an elegiac zombie novel set in Manhattan. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Known for creating wicked political satires like Veep and The Thick of It, Iannucci is currently competing on Taskmaster. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 May 2026 Filmmakers have used the Civil War as a setting for many decades now, inspiring stories of epic military battles, romantic melodramas, and even satires, from sweeping Best Picture winners like Gone With the Wind (1939) to revisionist Westerns like Django Unchained (2012). — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026 The role demands charisma, vocal chops, and sharp comedic timing, all deployed within one of the most cynical satires in the musical theater canon. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026 Christopher Guest really took up the mantle of putting real emotional elements in these satires — look at A Mighty Wind. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025 His 1984 metal band mockumentary This is Spinal Tap served as the blueprint for musical documentary satires, getting the sequel treatment earlier this year. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satires
  1. parodies
  2. spoofs
  3. comedies
  4. lampoons
Noun
  • The internet quickly responded to the viral moment with reactions and parodies.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Even the playful quad-exit exhaust parodies the diamond structural detailing of the supersonic aircraft.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of parodies
Noun
  • The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • But given the current box office sensations of Obsession and Backrooms, Tiddes certainly wishes the timing had allowed for spoofs of those horror movies.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Definition of spoofs
Noun
  • The Comeback co-creator Michael Patrick King notes that workplace comedies were initially conceived as a cost-effective way to make TV.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On Day 1, Cindy Holland indicated that Paramount+ would not be doing original comedies, relying on next-day CBS sitcoms.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • From Sinners to Scream to Smile and beyond, to uproarious lampoons of non-genre titles like Michael and Wicked, here are the victims of the latest Scary Movie.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
  • Written in 2019, the book also feels prescient about the fast fashion landscape that Riley’s film lampoons.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Definition of lampoons

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“Satires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satires. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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