sent up; sending up; sends up
Examples of send-up in a Sentence
Noun
a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits
Verb
the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
After being fired from SNL, Silverman scored a part playing a misunderstood filthy comedy writer on The Larry Sanders Show, Shandling’s classic send-up of the talk-show game.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Both cases would be sent up to the Superior Court of Fulton County.
—Martin Padgett
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Noun
Hacks takes no backseat in its send-up of show biz inanity, but with more heart along the way.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
After being fired from SNL, Silverman scored a part playing a misunderstood filthy comedy writer on The Larry Sanders Show, Shandling’s classic send-up of the talk-show game.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Verb
March 4: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-41 mission sending up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:56 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Both cases would be sent up to the Superior Court of Fulton County.
—Martin Padgett
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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