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
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Pillay also performs an exaggerated send-up of a B-list actress in search of a little local flavor and a break from her work as a humanitarian ambassador, while Jo JB Schaffer gives a creepy turn as a developer looking to capitalize on a vulnerable region’s resources.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Blue Origin in January sent up its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time, which is intended to rival SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 rockets.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 July 2025
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Noun
These fish-out-of-water gags tap into the same sensibility that once led some viewers, along with plenty of people who never actually watched the show, to mistake King of the Hill for some right-wing send-up of liberal excess.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Pillay also performs an exaggerated send-up of a B-list actress in search of a little local flavor and a break from her work as a humanitarian ambassador, while Jo JB Schaffer gives a creepy turn as a developer looking to capitalize on a vulnerable region’s resources.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Verb
Things are picking up, though, with ULA having sent up two launches on its Atlas V rockets and SpaceX having knocked out the first of three launches to support Project Kuiper as well.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
Blue Origin in January sent up its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time, which is intended to rival SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 rockets.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-up
Noun
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The brothers are reuniting for the first time in 18 years to write an original script for the restart of the horror parody franchise, writing and producing the movie alongside Rick Alvarez.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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The back and forth began on Tuesday, Aug. 12, after the parody account shared a picture previously posted by Beckham Jr. on Instagram of him and his son, Zydn Beckham, sitting outside MetLife Stadium.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Although Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis had a cutthroat rivalry in Black Swan, life did not imitate art for the actresses, despite Darren Aronofsky‘s best attempts.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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The fake pool has been designed to imitate the uppermost twenty feet of the real one as closely as possible, down to the contours of its sides, which are made not from rock but from plastic foam sealed with fibreglass.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The spoof came shortly after Perry, 40, and Trudeau, 53, were spotted together on multiple occasions in late July, including dining out in Montreal and walking a dog through Mount Royal Park.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
3 Aug. 2025
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The movie is a spoof of both 1950s sci-fi B movies and the experience of watching them on late-night TV.—
Meg Pillow
July 31,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
Verb
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The event’s host, the actress Florence Foresti, openly mocked the movie’s prominence there.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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Protestors were seen holding banners and placards expressing their frustration about Vance and the wider U.S. administration, as well as mocking the vice president.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But the satire doesn’t work, because the Republicans are afforded a nuance never given to Sophie and her idiot Democrat husband.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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The action satire, which stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, picked up $8.3 million in its second weekend, bringing its North American haul to $33 million.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send-up. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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