as in parodies
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 sends up
Butterfly bush sends up long flower spikes that draw both hummingbirds and bees, offering kids a chance to compare how different pollinators feed.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Shepherd’s Purse A low-growing annual weed with leaves that resemble dandelion foliage, shepherd’s purse germinates in fall and then sends up a slender flower stalk in spring.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Written, produced, and starring Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero as two sisters jockeying haplessly for status within Newport society, Another Period sends up every costume-drama trope in the book.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Pulling it does no good because any root left in the ground sends up another plant.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Shepherd’s Purse A low-growing annual weed with leaves that resemble dandelion foliage, shepherd’s purse germinates in fall and then sends up a slender flower stalk in spring.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Written, produced, and starring Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero as two sisters jockeying haplessly for status within Newport society, Another Period sends up every costume-drama trope in the book.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Pulling it does no good because any root left in the ground sends up another plant.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sends up
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Ben Hania’s film before that, 2020’s Oscar-nominated The Man Who Sold His Skin, parodies the art world’s fetishization of refugees.—
Alexander Durie,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise.—
Adriana Gomez Licon,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The pieces are all made from fade- and weather-resistant poly material, which even imitates the look of wood grain for a more stylish finish.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2026
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Aristotle said that art imitates nature (ars imitatur naturam), and for centuries, many artists sought to imitate their subjects as realistically as possible.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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But her desperation seems exposed at Cupertino, too, where Little Tim mocks her for her dim suggestion that psychotherapists be deployed to the company’s Guangzhou factory to cool down a labor crisis.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggi, and their first test subject, adult-film star Angel Dust, stick by her side.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2026
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That is exactly what this film cleverly does — pinpoints the insidious nature of far-right movements and the creeping rhetoric that has polluted our society.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Corey Scher is a postdoctoral researcher at the Conflict Ecology laboratory at Oregon State University, which does satellite monitoring in conflict zones.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Sends up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sends%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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