sent up; sending up; sends up
Examples of send-up in a Sentence
Noun
a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits
Verb
the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
The latter event is a send-up of Bill Buford’s 2006 New Yorker article about butchering a whole hog in his Manhattan apartment.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
For now, individuals in Connecticut correctional facilities may send up to 10 messages a day free of charge.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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
The latter event is a send-up of Bill Buford’s 2006 New Yorker article about butchering a whole hog in his Manhattan apartment.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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, 13 Apr. 2025
For now, individuals in Connecticut correctional facilities may send up to 10 messages a day free of charge.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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