spoof
Example Sentences
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For Charlotte Ivers in the Times, despite the spoof skincare ad raising a smile, "the spark is not there yet".
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Some ships purposely spoof their own signals to hide from Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Instead, they went with tracks like “Superbird,” a spoof of President Lyndon B. Johnson, which received little to no backlash.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
Since the imposition of sanctions, analysts say it has become common for ships to spoof or conceal their positions while loading oil in Venezuela.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
This reminded Jonah of a spoof he’d seen once in MAD magazine that was supposed to teach kids how to lie convincingly.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.