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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
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Similar online handbills were mocked up for each of Idaho’s other three longtime federal delegates: Republicans U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, and Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The Bishop’s School Bishop’s mock trial team, led mostly by seniors, placed fourth, seven points behind La Jolla High.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The Patriots nab him at No. 4 in Dane’s most recent mock.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
On the road, opposing crowds engage in mocking chants, begging the Lakers coach to put him in.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Similar online handbills were mocked up for each of Idaho’s other three longtime federal delegates: Republicans U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, and Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
About 17 ½ minutes after lifting off, Starship will attempt to deploy a batch of mock Starlink satellites for the first time.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The Bishop’s School Bishop’s mock trial team, led mostly by seniors, placed fourth, seven points behind La Jolla High.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
LeBron was angered and took to social media this week when ESPN’s NBA mock draft excluded Bronny from this summer’s draft and projected him instead for the 2025 draft.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The Patriots nab him at No. 4 in Dane’s most recent mock.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mock
Verb
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On platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, creators build personal brands off parodying celebrities and constructing elaborate takedowns of what’s in the mainstream.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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In response, several unofficial accounts that parodied the National Park Service sprung up, including the Alt National Park Service.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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In this new dispensation where might makes right, any appeal to moral considerations in the practice of American foreign policy is ridiculed as a deficiency of the weak while the amoral exercise of power is venerated as a virtue of the strong.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025
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He was often ridiculed by contemporaries, including renowned adherents of the Nation of Islam such as Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, as being too actively focused on integration and too passively focused on Black empowerment, critiques of the Black political establishment that persist today.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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There is no law against creating an environment where children are made to believe that disobeying their pastor’s wishes will cause horrible prophecies to come true.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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There is evidence and documentation of all kinds of findings that feel like the stuff of sci-fi: vehicles that appear to disobey the laws of physics, difficult-to-explain interference with American military activity and, indeed, the bodies of intelligent, nonhuman beings.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Where Hailey will opt for sumptuous faux furs and nipped in waists, Justin is most comfortable in big hoodies and bigger shorts.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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Many leather cleaners can also clean faux leather, vinyl, rubber and plastic — or at least some combination of them.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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At times, these characters surrounded by the green and gold blur of jungle and sunshine almost look fake, or as if they’re being shot in a studio.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Connecting Japanese fans with all MLB players, teams Justin Turner #3 of the Chicago Cubs poses with young fans who wear fake beard prior to the game against Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The joke being: Champagnes are sparkling wines that come only from the Champagne region of France.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025
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The joke sparked a furious backlash within Shinde’s Hindu supremacist Shiv Sena political party.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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There are fewer than 40 copies of the Suite Vulgate sequel known to exist, and no two are exactly the same.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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It’s been imitated to death by lesser films in the years that followed, but this first appearance still has a disarming spark.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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With over 100,000 followers on Instagram, her inspiring style has been often imitated, but never replicated.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Mock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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