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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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Presenting a Broadway send-up, Ginger’s number represents a perfect distillation of the quality ceiling baked into the talent-show challenge.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 11 July 2025
PC Magazine, 7 July 2025
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, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Overall, Dan Da Dan is a fun send-up of UFO and supernatural pop-culture, and also cements that with likeable leads.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Presenting a Broadway send-up, Ginger’s number represents a perfect distillation of the quality ceiling baked into the talent-show challenge.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Verb
Pro users can send up to around 45 messages, and Max tiers support up to 225 (5x Pro) or 900 (20x Pro) messages.
—PC Magazine, 7 July 2025
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, 2 July 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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