space opera
noun
: a futuristic melodramatic fantasy involving space travelers and extraterrestrial beings
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The big-budget adaptation of Isaac Asimov's novels (which has just returned to Apple TV+) delivered space opera sequences on a truly epic scale, and was visually ambitious in a way no sci-fi show would — or even could — have attempted just a decade ago.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
From objective points to gun towers to a whole squadron of the unlikely fan favorite Urbanmech, Mercenaries makes this space opera bigger and louder.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The interior design for Oga’s Cantina was based on an unused sketch for Jabba the Hutt’s throne room by Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie, who worked on the early development and visualization of the original space opera trilogy.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
At first, Star Wars was a goofy space opera, entertaining and box office gold, but only really taken seriously by nerds.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 July 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
From objective points to gun towers to a whole squadron of the unlikely fan favorite Urbanmech, Mercenaries makes this space opera bigger and louder.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The interior design for Oga’s Cantina was based on an unused sketch for Jabba the Hutt’s throne room by Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie, who worked on the early development and visualization of the original space opera trilogy.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
At first, Star Wars was a goofy space opera, entertaining and box office gold, but only really taken seriously by nerds.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for space opera
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“Space opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20opera. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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