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Send up
Send up verb - To copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of.
Usage example: the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous
Mutual synonyms
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Send up and Play. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/send_up
Play & Send up. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/send_up>.
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