- a variation of satirical.
satiric
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With its surging choruses and humorous arias and recitatives, to say nothing of its jazzy harmonies and dance rhythms, it possesses an irresistible satiric edge while still evoking American certitude amid Cold War challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
She is joined, yet again, by Courteney Cox’s intrusive newscaster, Gale Weathers, who is in all seven films and is meant to serve as a satiric commentary on journalism’s obsession with blood and gore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Herzog’s adaptation prunes away the expository overgrowth of Ibsen’s satiric drama.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024
The wide, bright, satiric world of “Bottoms,” director and co-writer Emma Seligman’s second feature, expands and contracts as needed.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023
The more I flipped on, the more I knew: Morgenstern wasn’t writing any children’s book; he was writing a kind of satiric history of his country and the decline of the monarchy in Western civilization.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
