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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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
These fish-out-of-water gags tap into the same sensibility that once led some viewers, along with plenty of people who never actually watched the show, to mistake King of the Hill for some right-wing send-up of liberal excess.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Katie Langford, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
These days, most residents are opting for lunches and dinners sent up to their apartments over taking meals in the dining room.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Yang and Rogers started the Culture Awards in 2022, spinning off the awards show send-up/tribute from their hit podcast, Las Culturistas.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
These fish-out-of-water gags tap into the same sensibility that once led some viewers, along with plenty of people who never actually watched the show, to mistake King of the Hill for some right-wing send-up of liberal excess.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Verb
Fire conditions could cause the blaze to send up large plumes of smoke and create its own weather with pyrocumulus clouds, officials said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
These days, most residents are opting for lunches and dinners sent up to their apartments over taking meals in the dining room.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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