Thesaurus results for SENT UP

sent up

verb

past tense of send up

as in parodied

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 sent up Seoul says Pyongyang has sent up to 7,000 workers to the border this year, with about 50 crossings of the Military Demarcation Line, which bisects the DMZ, to South Korea’s side of the border. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026 Seoul says Pyongyang has sent up to 7,000 workers to the border this year, with about 50 crossings of the Military Demarcation Line, ⁠which bisects the DMZ, to South Korea’s side of the border. — Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 With the tying run at second base, Cleveland sent up Jo Adell, another impactful midseason acquisition who helped seal the game one win with a two-run single in the ninth inning. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 On today's flight, the GSLV Mark II sent up EOS-05, a 5,218-pound (2367 kilograms) satellite designed to study our planet from a very high perch. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Smith allowed a single in the ninth, and there were two outs when the Guardians sent up Bailey as a left-handed pinch hitter for catcher Austin Hedges. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 There was always something to take care of given the age of the buildings and the dampening mist sent up by the waterfall. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 He was captured by commercial fishermen in New Bedford, Massachusetts, sent up to Maine, and then down to New Hampshire. — Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026 That deal that would have sent up the brightest of flares that the Rangers’ were done with the season. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

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The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye’s abundant makeup.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye's abundant makeup.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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That may earn her the admiration of her college comrades, but at home, she’s seen as an idealistic naif — mocked, in particular, by her older brother Milan (Miodrag Dragicevic), who is staunchly right-wing in his sympathies.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Utah removed the video and apologized, while ESPN defended McAfee’s safety concerns; online reaction largely mocked his response.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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