Thesaurus results for SEND-UP

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noun

ˈsend-ˌəp

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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verb

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

Noun

The singer also hopes fans of both his music and reality TV will enjoy the send-up. —

Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026 The book presents itself as a comic take on the classic adultery novel and a send-up of a narrow, self-conscious group of downwardly mobile New Yorkers. —

Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026

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In 2024, Burns and his team managed to send up their first lunar radio telescope on Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander, the first private spacecraft to land on the moon, and collect their first moon-radio-astronomy data. —

Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Heinze said some dispatch centers are experimenting with using AI systems to triage the massive volume of calls 911 receives when there's a significant public event, like a major car crash on a busy interstate or a wildfire sending up a towering column of smoke. —

Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for send-up

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Noun

The parody defense serves the project well.

— Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
If approved by a Texas judge, the deal would take away his Infowars microphone, and allow The Onion to resume its plans to turn the website into a parody of itself.

— Tovia Smith, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026