satirical
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The Act 3 witches’ ballet featured a satirical re-enactment of the murder of Duncan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Claiming the movie’s satirical predictions have “come true” has been regular fodder for clickbait articles, egged on by its creator and stars.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Writing a satirical piece didn’t erase what happened, but it gave me an outlet to act.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Her satirical reflection on how different power, political and economic structures might be if men had menstrual cycles is still referred to in discussions about gender roles.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Hence the 2004 headline in the satirical newspaper The Onion on the passing of postmodernism’s leading light: Jacques Derrida “Dies.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing satirical
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