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as in to parody
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow
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as in to ridicule
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes
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as in to disobey
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath
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as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
mock turtle soup
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as in fake
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
since I had inadvertently learned what I was getting, I opened the present with mock surprise
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as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of
they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
obviously, the "priceless" Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock
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Recent Examples of mock
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The host kicked off the show, mocking the scandal, which saw the highest-ranking national security officials inadvertently add the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine to a Signal group text chain in which leaders discussed plans for an airstrike in Yemen.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
Most mock drafts place her as the No. 2 pick behind Connecticut star Paige Bueckers.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Jacksonville Jaguars - Mason Graham, DT, Michigan The Jaguars, as every mock seems to have, take Mason Graham to shore up the middle of their defense.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Many Patriots fans attempt to annually mock the Falcons over the infamous loss by reversing the numbers on the calendar.
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Resume workshops, mock interviews, and financial literacy classes are often replaced with endless standardized testing.
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Rogan mocks left for wanting to create their own podcast network.
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During her opening monologue, Madison — who was previously parodied by SNL cast member Heidi Gardner earlier in the season — poked fun at her stripper skills in the award-winning project.—
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Schiaparelli’s latest show took a more traditional turn, its goal to be making modernity out of antiquity, but up until this show, Daniel Roseberry has taken great care to make a body of work at Schiaparelli that honors and practically parodies the intricate details of human body features.—
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Another aspect to note is that the AI didn’t ridicule me or otherwise play any tomfoolery about my need for assistance.—
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His visit to a military base in Greenland to deliver a speech was ridiculed amid unwanted overtures from the U.S. to annex Greenland.—
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After a federal judge ordered the government to respond to the accusation that CBP disobeyed a court order by deporting Alawieh, lawyers from the Justice Department denied the accusation the morning of March 17, court records show.—
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Her attorneys argue the government disobeyed the order.—
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This smart-looking slip-on is available in a variety of materials, including faux nubuck and leather.—
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At the stores, bestsellers in ready-to-wear have been their cashmeres and leathers, along with faux fur and items with special details such as rhinestones.—
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These platforms sell complete phishing kits—web hosting, SMS delivery systems, fake landing pages, encryption tools—to other cybercriminals who want to run scams at scale.—
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Nancy Marks, Santos’ former campaign treasurer, admitted to filing bogus campaign finance reports filled with fake donors and a fake $500,000 personal loan from Santos.—
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Meanwhile, Corden, as the event’s emcee, made some uncomfortable jokes about the Dow dropping 2200 points last Friday.—
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These jokes referenced economic news of the past week.—
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Both sets sold a little less than 2,000 copies, while streaming activity made up the rest of those 14,000-plus units.—
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The lawsuit also contains a copy of a cease-and-desist letter from the attorney of Jennifer Rosell, the president of the board when Muse was fired.—
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Emmy-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser, the lead of game show drama The Luckiest Man in America, came close to life imitating art and being a contestant himself.—
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The company uses data and AI learning to simulate attacks that go beyond just imitating an individual’s voice – like most modern sophisticated phishing attacks, the technology uses details about someone’s family, background, personality and more.—
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“Mock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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