sent up; sending up; sends up
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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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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Sal Saperstein on Apple TV+’s uproarious Hollywood send-up The Studio.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Annie Palmer,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The dozens of large wildfires that sent up smoke across Colorado in 2020 consumed roughly 677,520 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, according to a National Interagency Fire Center annual report for the Rocky Mountain region.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Years later, Tropic Thunder maintains its reputation as a fearlessly politically incorrect comedy and eviscerating send-up of Hollywood.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Sal Saperstein on Apple TV+’s uproarious Hollywood send-up The Studio.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Amazon has sent up 102 satellites through a series of rocket launches since April.
—Annie Palmer,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The dozens of large wildfires that sent up smoke across Colorado in 2020 consumed roughly 677,520 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, according to a National Interagency Fire Center annual report for the Rocky Mountain region.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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