as in parodied
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 sent up
Those movies sent up buddy-cop films and alien-invasion flicks by way of a distinctly British perspective (there were plenty of droll asides to go along with the action scenes).
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Another approach on two ladders was also aborted, and a drone was sent up in their stead.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The fire destroyed the church and sent up clouds of smoke that were visible for miles.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The government is on the brink of a shutdown because Republicans and Democrats in the Senate cannot agree on a short-term funding bill sent up by the House.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Once again, the credit agency sent up a warning flare on Saks Global’s financing, reiterating past concerns and offering some estimates on the future that showed just how much work the company still has ahead of it.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
Amazon has sent up 102 satellites through a series of rocket launches since April.
—Annie Palmer,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The dozens of large wildfires that sent up smoke across Colorado in 2020 consumed roughly 677,520 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, according to a National Interagency Fire Center annual report for the Rocky Mountain region.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Another approach on two ladders was also aborted, and a drone was sent up in their stead.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The fire destroyed the church and sent up clouds of smoke that were visible for miles.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The government is on the brink of a shutdown because Republicans and Democrats in the Senate cannot agree on a short-term funding bill sent up by the House.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Once again, the credit agency sent up a warning flare on Saks Global’s financing, reiterating past concerns and offering some estimates on the future that showed just how much work the company still has ahead of it.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
Amazon has sent up 102 satellites through a series of rocket launches since April.
—Annie Palmer,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
The dozens of large wildfires that sent up smoke across Colorado in 2020 consumed roughly 677,520 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, according to a National Interagency Fire Center annual report for the Rocky Mountain region.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent up
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Released in 2000, the first of the Wayans brothers’ Scary Movie franchise parodied popular horror, including Faris’ memorable spoof of Drew Barrymore’s Scream opener.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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In its Saturday cold open, the sketch show parodied the final New York City mayoral debate, with Miles Teller as Andrew Cuomo, Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani and Shane Gillis as Curtis Sliwa.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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In another photo obtained by TMZ, Matthews also mocked Perry’s headline-making photo of her kissing the ground following her return to Earth.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
10 Nov. 2025
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Elites stirred up a now familiar moral panic about commerce corrupting letters and mocked Grub Street even as its writers built the first modern freelance economy and mass-print culture.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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Playing someone such as Cohn, a public and much-imitated figure, is hard enough.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Silverstone also imitated the runway look by choosing to skip a necklace.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Sent up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sent%20up. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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