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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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Recent Examples of send-up
Noun
These gameplay issues feel planned by the developer as a feature rather than a bug — as a send-up to the past — but some sections can rely on lightning-quick reflexes, or a bit of luck. Matt Gardner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The film is a send-up of just about everything that shaped ’80s pop culture, from hip-hop and sci-fi blockbusters to the decade’s biggest sports stars and kung fu movies. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
But the lander also sent up items from Lonestar Data Holdings, Columbia Sportswear, Nokia, Lunar Outpost, Puli Space, Dymon Co. Ltd. and the German Aerospace Center. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025 The Pentagon is sending up to 5,050 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border even as unlawful border crossings have sharply fallen in recent weeks. Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-up
Noun
  • Imagination was key to the films that Hess made after Napoleon Dynamite: the soulful Nacho Libre, in which Jack Black as a novice monk and Lucha Libre fan gave a fully rounded characterization, and the ingenious fantasy-fiction parody Gentlemen Broncos.
    Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The joke came in an SNL parody of The White Lotus, which stars Wood.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Cubs beat the Dodgers 16-0 on Saturday, featuring an entertaining moment in which position-player-pitching Miguel Rojas imitated the deliveries of a few Dodgers pitchers.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Moreover, these models can imitate individuals' or industries' writing styles and wording.
    Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Plot details for The Naked Gun are being kept under wraps, but like the first three movies, viewers can expect a cop spoof filled with ridiculous sight gags.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Beginning in the ‘30s and really hitting their stride in the glorious color animation of the ‘40s and ‘50s, the Warner Bros. cartoons have certainly stretched the bounds of what’s possible in 8-11 minutes, from full opera spoofs to fourth-wall-breaking experiments.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The show and its participants were even parodied on Saturday Night Live in January, with comedian Ego Nwodim playing Amuli, and other cast members mocking people’s poor conversation skills and unintelligent dating decisions.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Altman mocked Musk by making a counter-offer to buy X for $9.7 billion.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The story works less as a Hollywood satire than as a survival thriller.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Scottish actor Capaldi, the twelfth Doctor in the Doctor Who universe (2013–2017), won several awards, including a British Academy Television Award, for his performance as Malcolm Tucker in the beloved satire The Thick of It (2005–2012).
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But another South Florida spot did: Itamae Ao, a Nikkei-style Peruvian-Japanese spot in Miami, earned its first Michelin star.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Here’s hoping these two titans of the game meet one more time in the postseason before they’re done.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025

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