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
Cooks tend the iconic grill in full view, sending up smoky aromas and satisfying sizzles that are the restaurant’s heartbeat.
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Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Israel struck oil depots in Tehran, sending up thick smoke and causing environmental alerts.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Another attack appeared to have started a fire at Bahrain’s only oil refinery, sending up thick plumes of smoke.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The plants have to go through a period of growth before sending up new flower stalks.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
In setting Blood Hammer Girl in an exotic, vague past, Locklear takes the audience back to a supposedly simpler time while sending up the human penchant for self-destruction in any era.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 25 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
Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Israel struck oil depots in Tehran, sending up thick smoke and causing environmental alerts.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Another attack appeared to have started a fire at Bahrain’s only oil refinery, sending up thick plumes of smoke.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
The plants have to go through a period of growth before sending up new flower stalks.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
In setting Blood Hammer Girl in an exotic, vague past, Locklear takes the audience back to a supposedly simpler time while sending up the human penchant for self-destruction in any era.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 25 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sending up
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And of course Burrs, whom Donica plays with titanic, Sweeney-esque feeling and force of baritone, is all the more self-hating and compromised, having made a career parodying himself.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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The cliffhanger of the previous season, which saw Lister impregnated by his female self from an alternate universe, is dismissed with a pre-episode text crawl parodying Star Wars, which irreverently moved way too fast to read.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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One of them was imitating his voice.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Another popular skit features Garcia imitating Hispanic mothers who constantly call their children to warn them about the dangers of solo travel, such as getting kidnapped and never seeing their family again.—
Xitlalic Montelongo,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Social media is reacting to the latest skit by comedian Druski, mocking women in right-leaning political spaces.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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People created memes and videos mocking Roan for mistreating children.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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In doing so, a supreme intelligence began to emerge.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Hall put on late-night shows in the basement of his home and became a popular child magician, earning money by doing his routine at ritzy parties and travelling to magic conventions.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Sending up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sending%20up. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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