sensationalize
verb
sen·sa·tion·al·ize
sen-ˈsā-shnə-ˌlīz 
sensationalized; sensationalizing
: to present in a sensational manner
Examples of sensationalize in a Sentence
Journalists should report the news accurately without trying to sensationalize it.
Recent Examples on the Web
We were told about real-life events that informed the basis for certain episodic elements, and we were reminded that the mandate of the adult animation genre is to sensationalize and exaggerate realities.
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Kyle Bowser, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
If scientific findings are sensationalized by journalists, oversimplified by authors, and misused by political actors, what are scientists supposed to do?
—William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
From 2002 to 2009, scientists across disciplines joined science popularizers in sensationalizing these cells, attributing more properties to them to explain such complex human behaviors as empathy, altruism, learning, imitation, autism and speech.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
The ability to convey the business value of investing in cybersecurity strategies in relation to the threat landscape without sensationalizing it and getting in the weeds is critical.
—Anudeep Parhar, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Hawes utilizes that iconography without exploiting or sensationalizing the material; the film is emotionally restrained in a way that is almost frustrating at times but ultimately reflects the character of Winton’s quiet, self-effacing personality.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Hawes utilizes that iconography and those story elements without exploiting or sensationalizing the material; the film is emotionally restrained in a way that is almost frustrating at times but ultimately reflects the character of Winton’s quiet, rather self-effacing personality.
—Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
End of carousel How, for instance, to distribute the sound of Auschwitz’s 80 daily executions by gunshot without sensationalizing their unrelenting fire?
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Nothing in the play is invented or sensationalized.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Kyle Bowser, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
If scientific findings are sensationalized by journalists, oversimplified by authors, and misused by political actors, what are scientists supposed to do?
—William Deresiewicz, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
From 2002 to 2009, scientists across disciplines joined science popularizers in sensationalizing these cells, attributing more properties to them to explain such complex human behaviors as empathy, altruism, learning, imitation, autism and speech.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
The ability to convey the business value of investing in cybersecurity strategies in relation to the threat landscape without sensationalizing it and getting in the weeds is critical.
—Anudeep Parhar, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Hawes utilizes that iconography without exploiting or sensationalizing the material; the film is emotionally restrained in a way that is almost frustrating at times but ultimately reflects the character of Winton’s quiet, self-effacing personality.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Hawes utilizes that iconography and those story elements without exploiting or sensationalizing the material; the film is emotionally restrained in a way that is almost frustrating at times but ultimately reflects the character of Winton’s quiet, rather self-effacing personality.
—Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
End of carousel How, for instance, to distribute the sound of Auschwitz’s 80 daily executions by gunshot without sensationalizing their unrelenting fire?
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
Nothing in the play is invented or sensationalized.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Sensationalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensationalize. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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