sent up; sending up; sends up
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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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Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
The moment is at once a lens into a power dynamic that will run the length of the film, and a send-up of monkey see, monkey do.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
The Pacific Palisades fire started around 10:30 a.m. and quickly consumed about 4.6 square miles (11.6 square kilometers) and sent up a dramatic plume of smoke visible across Los Angeles.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Then, Carell — who was hosting the episode — is joined by Bill Hader as Dwight, Jason Sudeikis as Jim and Kristen Wiig as Pam in a send-up of The Office that’s entirely in Japanese.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
The moment is at once a lens into a power dynamic that will run the length of the film, and a send-up of monkey see, monkey do.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
The Pacific Palisades fire started around 10:30 a.m. and quickly consumed about 4.6 square miles (11.6 square kilometers) and sent up a dramatic plume of smoke visible across Los Angeles.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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