operatic
adjective
op·er·at·ic
ˌä-pə-ˈra-tik 
1
: of or relating to opera
2
: grand, dramatic, or romantic in style or effect
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the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences
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Their duel is brutal and operatic, the culmination of years of tension between Cleonic brothers.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Previous games have usually centered on large scale wars between nations with operatic narratives.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Unbelievable violence happens to both a little girl and operatic supergroup The Three Tenors.
—William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Dido’s wonderfully operatic dying curse on her former lover foreshadows the future wars between her people and the descendants of the treacherous Trojans.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Previous games have usually centered on large scale wars between nations with operatic narratives.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Unbelievable violence happens to both a little girl and operatic supergroup The Three Tenors.
—William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Dido’s wonderfully operatic dying curse on her former lover foreshadows the future wars between her people and the descendants of the treacherous Trojans.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for operatic
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/operatic. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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