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
Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
The hilarious send-up of celebrity drama and the paranoia that can accompany fame is cowritten and directed by Jonah Hill and also stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Columbine prefers to grow in part sun or shade, sending up its nodding, bi-colored flowers each spring.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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Noun
As envy, insecurity and imposter syndrome jostle for pole position in Simon’s narcissistic headspace, the film threatens a pivot into more intriguingly black-comic territory, or into a more metatextual send-up of indie-movie tropes and aesthetics.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
The hilarious send-up of celebrity drama and the paranoia that can accompany fame is cowritten and directed by Jonah Hill and also stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
Many died back to the ground, but are now sending up new shoots.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Columbine prefers to grow in part sun or shade, sending up its nodding, bi-colored flowers each spring.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-up
Noun
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Her opening number, a parody of her Moulin Rouge!—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Published in 1811, the novel is greeted as a parody of sensibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Another attractive use for machine learning is to train a model to imitate other models.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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His use of jocular names for detention centers has been imitated by other Republican governors creating state facilities to be used by ICE.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Based on the Apple TV series, the fizzy throwback spoofs Golden Age musicals, and follows an on-the-rocks couple who are trapped in a town where people sing and dance incessantly.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Early-aughts nostalgia paid off better than ’80s, as Masters of the Universe’s box-office numbers trailed behind the horror spoof.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The group even made a fundraising video mocking the idea they were funded by China on social media.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Leo’s visit commemorates the legacy of Gaudí, whose radical, modernist designs were mocked in his lifetime but have subsequently been celebrated.—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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The actress walks the show’s fine line between drama and satire perfectly, never seeming to take the occasion too seriously but also refusing to smirk at the camera.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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That conversation was largely deferred in favor of satire, intended or not.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Ionic liquids are essentially salts that stay in liquid form even in the vacuum of space, which very few materials can do.—
Omar Kardoudi
June 05,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send-up. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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