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sent up

verb

past tense of send up
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 On today's flight, the GSLV Mark II sent up EOS-05, a 5,218-pound (2367 kilograms) satellite designed to study our planet from a very high perch. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Smith allowed a single in the ninth, and there were two outs when the Guardians sent up Bailey as a left-handed pinch hitter for catcher Austin Hedges. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 There was always something to take care of given the age of the buildings and the dampening mist sent up by the waterfall. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 He was captured by commercial fishermen in New Bedford, Massachusetts, sent up to Maine, and then down to New Hampshire. — Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026 That deal that would have sent up the brightest of flares that the Rangers’ were done with the season. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 The sheriff’s office sent up a helicopter to conduct aerial surveillance of Wheaton, but didn’t chase him on the street out of concern for drivers’ safety, the agency said in a news release. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 In the middle of his journey, Blondin lowered a rope to a boat floating beneath him; the boat captain sent up a bottle of wine, which Blondin drank. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026 Before this year, the production record was held by a 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S that was pulled off the production line, outfitted with a roll cage and a fuel cell, and then sent up the hill at the hands of local legend David Donner in 9 minutes and 53 seconds. — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent up
  1. parodied
  2. mocked
  3. imitated
  4. did
Verb
  • Jules Dassin’s Rififi (1955) and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956) further refined the formula, while a number of decidedly sillier capers in the ’60s both parodied and advanced the genre, helping set the stage for the modern Ocean’s movies.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of parodied
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  • In fact, after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which killed six and injured more than a thousand people but hardly rocked the buildings, ironworkers mocked the idea that any terrorist could ever take down those great structures.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • He was criticised by Guardiola last season for not challenging Virgil van Dijk anywhere near enough at Anfield in February, and he was mocked by supporters at Old Trafford in January after he was kept quiet by Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mocked
Verb
  • The ’90s — its music, its films, its pre-social-media privacy — has become an object of fascination, and Long argues the era can’t be imitated or counterfeited.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • We’ve been copied, we’ve been imitated, we have been pushed to the back.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of imitated
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did

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“Sent up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sent%20up. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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