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“Satirizing” or “Satirising”

Language

Satirizing and satirising are both English terms.

Usage

Satirizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while satirising is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
satirizing 99 31 66 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
satirising 1 69 34 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "satirizing" over "satirising" (99 to 1).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "satirising" over "satirizing".
  • In India, there is a preference for "satirizing" over "satirising" (66 to 34).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "satirizing" over "satirising" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "satirizing" over "satirising" (100 to 0).
  • In Australia, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "satirising" over "satirizing".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "satirizing" and "satirising".
  • In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "satirizing" and "satirising".
  • In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "satirizing" and "satirising".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "satirizing" and "satirising".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "satirizing" and "satirising".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "satirizing" and "satirising".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use satirizing or satirising with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “satirizing”

  • news show Last Week Tonight satirizing Boris Epshteyn and the right-wing
  • program lost its funding after satirizing a prominent transgender student.
  • and is thus satirizing "simpleminded political commitment".
  • refused to direct any films satirizing the Nazis.
  • (1987), described the film as "satirizing the bureaucratic, largely dysfunctional industrial
  • Russians, and was killed for satirizing the Red Army soldiers' habit
  • a song by Stan Freberg, satirizing Commercialization of Christmas
  • Anti-Media Room – with paintings satirizing viewing habits and a special
  • for Critics, a book-length poem satirizing contemporary critics and poets.
  • targeted South Parks creators for satirizing issues surrounding the depiction of

Examples of “satirising”

  • The New Statesman, satirising a domineering Conservative Member of
  • is also liked for its satirising of opposition politicians and regular
  • Four Lions, a 2010 film satirising Jihadi terrorists within British Society.
  • The 1930 novel Vile Bodies, satirising the Bright Young Things, the
  • Up North London cartoon strip, satirising the growth of 'Islington trendies',
  • amalgam of Owen and Huxley, satirising each in turn.
  • In addition to satirising Habsburg authority, Hašek repeatedly sets
  • fictitious UK government research laboratory, satirising the secret Porton Down chemical
  • 2016, in a musical number satirising Eurovision songs.
  • Songs of Innocence (1789) and satirising the "contrived and empty productions


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