as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits
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as in to imitate
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
the sitcom sends up the "trials and tribulations" of the rich and famous
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Recent Examples of send-up
Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
The sketch placed various members of the Trump family and cabinet in the titular Thai hotel, with host Jon Hamm portraying Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a send-up of Goggins’ character, Rick.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
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 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The latter event is a send-up of Bill Buford’s 2006 New Yorker article about butchering a whole hog in his Manhattan apartment.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
The sketch placed various members of the Trump family and cabinet in the titular Thai hotel, with host Jon Hamm portraying Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a send-up of Goggins’ character, Rick.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Starlink mission sent up 21 of the internet satellites for SpaceX from Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:35 p.m.
The first-stage booster flew for the 22nd time making a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
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 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-up
Noun
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There are plenty of weird conspiracies on TikTok about Beyoncé, both satirical and sincere, and the Zendaya big hat meme is a parody of an unhinged conspiracy theory.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Wood wasn't the only person to address the SNL parody of The White Lotus, with SNL cast member Bowen Yang speaking about the incident in an interview with Extra.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
6 May 2025
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Christians are to imitate Christ, the true Good Samaritan, called to view all as nothing less than kin in sin and in the promise of salvation.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
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Volunteers rappelled from the top of a building as sirens went off and firecrackers erupted — apparently to imitate shelling in one drill in the Indian port city of Mumbai.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
7 May 2025
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Most now proactively educate their customers on how to spot a scam, which personal information to never give out and what to do with a spoof email.—
Lauren Crystal,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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On the schedule is shooting an AMP spoof of Storage Wars, as well as AMP Jeopardy.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
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Similarly, this administration has mocked the constitutional process of due process, whereby the accused get their day in court.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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Xi’s government has portrayed itself as a resolute defender of the Chinese nation and mocked its opponent.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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The novels for adults form a genre unto themselves: part crime thriller, part satire, part unvarnished social commentary.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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Sevigny played Patrick Bateman’s secretary, Jean, in the 2000 satire, directed by Mary Harron.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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Like the Kearns have done, families could split into different rooms, as well, depending on the age of their children.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Viola, who took over as owner in 2015, has done his part to make sure hockey had the potential to thrive in an unorthodox market like South Florida.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send-up. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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