mockery
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Now, after much mockery and controversy, minimalist footwear is hotter than ever.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
Then again, you could argue the Dodgers already are making a mockery of the NL West.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"To have it suspended for a year makes a mockery of the whole tournament," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Within days of the pool’s reopening this month, algae blooms coated the floor and colored the surface, drawing spectators and online mockery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
He lifts his glass anew, mouth curving in a mockery of a smile.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Banksy often invokes everyday British life, with references to the Tesco supermarket chain and mockeries of Parliament and the royal family.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2022
Mena believes the Black Paintings to be mockeries in the same spirit – cartoons he drew around himself as if the walls were “big sheets of paper”.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2019
Boston Dynamics’ creatures are like cruel, surreal techno-parodies of organic life, absurdist mockeries of living things.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2013
Which proves my point about who, exactly, makes mockeries of these things.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2010
"Well, well!" sighed Jack, as he closed his eyes, and appeared as if indulging in a revery, "of all the mockeries I have lived to see unmasked, this is the worst and meanest."
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
Vocabulary lists containing mockery
"The Tell-Tale Heart," Vocabulary from the short story
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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