as in parodying
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 sending up
Today, Lake Michigan is not sending up a warning flag as obvious as miles of dead fish.
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Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
But it’s set apart from the rest of her work by a long, satirical section sending up gothic fiction and its fans.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
House Republicans rejected Kemp’s signature tax rebate plan that called for sending up to $500 checks to Georgia taxpayers.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
At the center of it was Catherine, vividly sending up an entire genre of the show-business underbelly that no one ever referenced on polite middle-American network television.
—Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
So far the Space Coast has only seen SpaceX fly in 2026, and every mission has been for the company’s Starlink program sending up 29 satellites at a time.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
These bulbs are often grown indoors in winter, sending up extremely fragrant white flowers with delicate yellow centers that make a beautiful centerpiece for your Christmas table.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
The Pentagon last month approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the DOJ to serve as temporary immigration judges, with the administration tapping the military to boost its effort to process and accelerate deportation maneuvers.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, his 1987 pic Spaceballs, sending up space operas like Star Wars, currently has a sequel on the way.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Theodore J. Karamanski, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
But it’s set apart from the rest of her work by a long, satirical section sending up gothic fiction and its fans.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
House Republicans rejected Kemp’s signature tax rebate plan that called for sending up to $500 checks to Georgia taxpayers.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
At the center of it was Catherine, vividly sending up an entire genre of the show-business underbelly that no one ever referenced on polite middle-American network television.
—Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
So far the Space Coast has only seen SpaceX fly in 2026, and every mission has been for the company’s Starlink program sending up 29 satellites at a time.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
These bulbs are often grown indoors in winter, sending up extremely fragrant white flowers with delicate yellow centers that make a beautiful centerpiece for your Christmas table.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
The Pentagon last month approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the DOJ to serve as temporary immigration judges, with the administration tapping the military to boost its effort to process and accelerate deportation maneuvers.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, his 1987 pic Spaceballs, sending up space operas like Star Wars, currently has a sequel on the way.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending up
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In response, track athlete Alysia Montaño crafted a video in conjunction with the New York Times, parodying Nike’s sponsor’s ad.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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These are the exact type of tried-and-true New Yorkers and New York hip-hop heads the Bodega Boys blew up by parodying with their frequently unhinged back-and-forth.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hemp products imitating the designs of popular children’s snacks have become so common that the Federal Trade Commission told manufacturers to stop in 2023.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The most graphic pieces incorporate up to 300 different patchwork elements, imitating traditional quilting motifs.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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This self-mocking move may be just the prelude to a fuller jeans-guy renaissance, Heffernan suggested.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Strickland said, mocking NFL leadership.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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The problem with polls The consensus view among observers is that a small minority of Russians oppose the war, a slightly larger minority enthusiastically support the war, and the majority passively go along with what the state is doing.—
Elizaveta Gaufman,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2026
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The military level is doing serious preparation.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Sending up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sending%20up. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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