sensationalize
verb
sen·sa·tion·al·ize
sen-ˈsā-sh(ə-)nə-ˌlīz 
sensationalized; sensationalizing
: to present in a sensational manner
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Journalists should report the news accurately without trying to sensationalize it.
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But these aesthetic choices never sensationalize the realities of these participants, instead underscoring the harrowing stakes of their experiences.
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
In this stage, early adopters have started implementing the technology, and media coverage often sensationalizes its potential.
—Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Without social media, television or telephones of any kind, Willig illustrates how this trial became sensationalized and angry crowds swayed public opinion — the 19th-century version of canceling.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Some conservative groups in South Africa have misrepresented facts about farm murders, sensationalizing them by fixating on exceptionally violent cases and promoting the idea that all farm murders are politically and racially motivated.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
In this stage, early adopters have started implementing the technology, and media coverage often sensationalizes its potential.
—Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Without social media, television or telephones of any kind, Willig illustrates how this trial became sensationalized and angry crowds swayed public opinion — the 19th-century version of canceling.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Some conservative groups in South Africa have misrepresented facts about farm murders, sensationalizing them by fixating on exceptionally violent cases and promoting the idea that all farm murders are politically and racially motivated.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Sensationalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensationalize. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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