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
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Joan Marcus Redwood is also about an individual going off into nature, and in SpongeBob as in Floyd, there’s a send-up of a media circus.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
March 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-43 mission sent up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:05 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Like Slings and Arrows, the great Canadian TV send-up of theater, Étoile satirizes the current economics of ballet and the silliness of the people in charge.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Joan Marcus Redwood is also about an individual going off into nature, and in SpongeBob as in Floyd, there’s a send-up of a media circus.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The women on board could soon be heard whooping in joy as three massive parachutes deployed after about nine minutes into the flight and the capsule made a soft landing two minutes later in the desert, sending up plumes of dust.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
March 10: SpaceX Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-43 mission sent up 23 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 7:05 p.m.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-up
Noun
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However, the thought occurs to me, having stopped off last summer in Cannes on the glittering coast of the South of France, that increasingly all these places are rapidly becoming a parody of themselves and their own brands.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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After initial opposition, studios threw their support behind the bill when language was updated to carve out exclusions for projects such as documentaries and biographical works, or for purposes of comment, criticism, or parody, among others.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Life is not imitating art for The White Lotus stars Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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One example is the achievement of Heinz ketchup in validating its market dominance by showing how art imitates life, and AI imitates humans.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Other people and publications dug the Severance spoof — as of this writing, the Ravens’ reveal video had 9,000 likes on X and nearly 3,000 on YouTube (with 70,000 views).—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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However, fans were led to believe the spoof was still bothering her as she was photographed crying in London on Monday.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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A week later, Rogan mocked Hawass and weighed in again on skeptical theories over who built the pyramids.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Gervais also mocked himself during his acceptance speech.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
31 May 2025
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Molly Smith Metzler’s new limited series is a sharp satire of wealth, and Devon is ready to get even with some billionaires.—
William Earl,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Of course, expect plenty of satire, jokes, and colorful characters, but also lots of carnage in the name of science and saving the galaxy from strange rifts and capitalism.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
10 June 2025
Verb
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One of his owners, Craig Leipold, did, back in January.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Filling should still jiggle slightly (in the middle only) when done.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send-up. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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