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
Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
Castle takes ample advantage of the jokes that hang at the expense of tropes that have endured since Whale's send-up, and the ones that have emerged in the interim.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024
One launch sees her love interest (whom Jenkins Reid is mum about) sent up into space.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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And similar to how Agatha All Along’s send-up of Mare of Easttown was a callback to WandaVision’s sitcom spoofs, the Witches’ Road felt like the show’s biggest way of emphasizing the power of practical effects.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
Castle takes ample advantage of the jokes that hang at the expense of tropes that have endured since Whale's send-up, and the ones that have emerged in the interim.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024
One launch sees her love interest (whom Jenkins Reid is mum about) sent up into space.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-up
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The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody Experience a unique blend of seduction and sci-fi with this burlesque parody show set in a galaxy far, far away.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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Vera Drew won Breakthrough Director for the zany superhero parody The People’s Joker.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Life really does imitate art — and Jeremy Strong is here for it.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump often mocked Macron, imitating his accent and threatening to impose steep tariffs on wine and champagne bottles shipped to the U.S. if France tried to tax American companies.SYLVIE CORBET, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Viewers resistant to a landslide of scatological humor, however, may find the laughs pretty slim in this overlong, uninspired monster spoof.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Adams doesn’t have a ton to do in Adam McKay’s hit-or-miss NASCAR spoof, other than one key scene where her long, silky mane and sensual speechifying convince superstar Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) to get behind the wheel again.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump often mocked Macron, imitating his accent and threatening to impose steep tariffs on wine and champagne bottles shipped to the U.S. if France tried to tax American companies.SYLVIE CORBET, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump often mocked Macron, imitating his accent and threatening to impose steep tariffs on wine and Champagne bottles shipped to the U.S. if France tried to tax American companies.Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Sacks produced the satire Thank You for Smoking and Daliland.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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Staples turns that set-up into a hilarious and slightly surreal satire about the challenges facing Black entrepreneurs.EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Artificial intelligence models do much more than generate (occasionally accurate) text responses and (somewhat) realistic videos.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024
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Most people never do this exercise because seeing the gap between their current reality and their dreams feels painful.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send-up. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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