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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Justin Curto, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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
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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Noun
Back in 2007, Jake Kasdan and Judd Apatow made Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as a send-up of musician biopics, taking some pretty direct jabs at James Mangold’s then-recent Johnny Cash film, Walk the Line.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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
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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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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