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
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
Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025
His relaxed, jokey hosting style cemented his reputation as Hollywood’s goofy uncle, and nothing was off-limits to him, from a Hannibal Lecter entrance made to spoof Silence of the Lambs star Anthony Hopkins to a 1992 sketch sending up Barbra Streisand’s The Prince of Tides.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 26 Feb. 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
The second Ariane 6 launch will send up an optical spy satellite called CSO-3 for the French military.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025
His relaxed, jokey hosting style cemented his reputation as Hollywood’s goofy uncle, and nothing was off-limits to him, from a Hannibal Lecter entrance made to spoof Silence of the Lambs star Anthony Hopkins to a 1992 sketch sending up Barbra Streisand’s The Prince of Tides.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-up
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In actuality, everything — unbeknownst to him — was ridiculously staged in a pitch-perfect reality TV parody, as comedy improv actors like David Hornsby and pre-Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig would put Gould smack dab in the middle of absurd situation after absurd situation.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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For cases relating to works of fiction, parody and satire, courts recognize that the examination must focus on what the publisher intended to convey, the company says.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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It’s been imitated to death by lesser films in the years that followed, but this first appearance still has a disarming spark.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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So Far View List Life, however, will not be imitating art for Bassett.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
17 Mar. 2025
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The actor, who originally starred on SNL from 1989 to 1995, appeared as the tech billionaire — and head of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — in a spoof of Trump’s heated Feb. 28 White House exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Olive Sturgess, who appeared on about two dozen TV Westerns and got to act alongside Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Jack Nicholson in the Roger Corman 1963 cult horror spoof The Raven, died Feb. 19, her family announced.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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The plans, mocked up by Populous, include a sky bar overlooking the pitch, a stadium roof-walk experience, a 3,000-capacity fan zone, a 400-bed hotel (part of the Radisson group), a new club shop and museum.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Social media trends come and go, but one craze that appears to have outstayed its welcome is the desire to mock millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Though Duck Soup is often lauded as a satire of the vagaries of international geopolitics, its greatness doesn’t depend on justification from serious beard-strokers.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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Battlestar Galactica watch on prime video The Boys Years: 2019-present Length: 4 seasons, 32 episodes Creator: Eric Kripke One of Prime’s biggest hits is this satire of superhero culture based on the graphic novel by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The town moves at a slower pace, and invites you to do the same—but there’s no shortage of things to do.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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This was a manual process, done by our sound team and Respeecher in post-production.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send-up. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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