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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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Along with the elder Pullman and Zuniga, Mel Brooks will once again play the Yoda-esque Yogurt, and Rick Moranis is ending his long acting hiatus to return as the Darth Vader send-up Lord Dark Helmet.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Plants bloom in early spring, sending up fragrant white blooms before the new foliage emerges with its silver-green mottling.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
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Noun
In an amusing send-up of Hollywood's penchant for making reboot characters related to original franchise players, the trailers also introduce children of George Kennedy's Ed Hocken and Simpson's Nordberg, the former of which is played by Paul Water Hauser.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Along with the elder Pullman and Zuniga, Mel Brooks will once again play the Yoda-esque Yogurt, and Rick Moranis is ending his long acting hiatus to return as the Darth Vader send-up Lord Dark Helmet.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Verb
March 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-43 mission sent up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:05 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Plants bloom in early spring, sending up fragrant white blooms before the new foliage emerges with its silver-green mottling.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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