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Synonyms: Adjective
dramatic, hammy, histrionic, melodramatic, stagy (or stagey)
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a politician who has a highly theatrical manner of speaking after stepping out of their hired limousine, the prom couple made a theatrical entrance in their evening clothesRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
In order to acquire the film from Participant Media, the streaming behemoth agreed to a short theatrical release. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "How to Watch Roma, Alfonso Cuarón's Oscar-Nominated Movie," 22 Feb. 2019 Luca Guadagnino's remake of the cult Italian horror film, the director's follow up to Call Me By Your Name, will get a Nov. 2 theatrical debut. — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, "What Matters in Hollywood Today," 15 May 2018 Eighteen months later, at the end of the Apollo’s 2018 theatrical season, the theatrical debut of Between the World and Me hit the stage. — Angela Helm, The Root, "Kamilah Forbes’ Beautiful Struggle: Bringing Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me to the Stage," 10 Apr. 2018 The kids all took the same Sunday school classes, sang in the choir and made our theatrical debuts in Nativity plays. — Nicole Ellis, Washington Post, "My egg-freezing journey is tough so far, but I have a big motivator: My family," 1 Feb. 2018 Regardless of how eccentric or theatrical the vignette, there will always be a place in our home to plop down your Jonathan Adler handcrafted porcelain mug. — Simon Doonan, ELLE Decor, "Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan Give Their Greenwich Village Home a Glitz Makeover," 8 Mar. 2019 Create spider lashes, but in a fashion-y way IMaxTree Two tips here rolled into one theatrical, runway-y look. — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, "7 Game-Changing Mascara Techniques You've Probably Never Considered Before," 4 May 2015 Between the venue's magical botanical surroundings, and this season's inspiration—exuberant musicals spanning the 1930s through the 1970s—each above-the-neck look was more theatrical than the next. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Rodarte Brings Mesmerizing Glitter Makeup to Its L.A. Homecoming," 6 Feb. 2019 Couture traditionally ends with the bride, and several designers this season gave us performative brides for an even more theatrical big finish. — Jordan Roth, Vogue, "Jordan Roth: A Man’s View on the Haute Couture," 28 Jan. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The Tony Awards are here, and with 10 nominations under its belt and record-breaking box office numbers since its debut in the U.S. on April 22, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a theatrical must for Muggles and wizards alike. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know About Broadway's 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'," 10 June 2018 My wheelhouse is much more magic mystery theatrical based. — Nicole Pajer, Billboard, "'Lip Sync Battle Live': Hailee Steinfeld, Laverne Cox, Taraji P. Henson & Neil Patrick Harris Tackle the King of Pop," 19 Jan. 2018 To be able to celebrate last night the span of theatrical with Evan Hansen to electronic with Kraftwerk to alternative and pop with Portugal. — Colin Stutz, Billboard, "Atlantic's Julie Greenwald on Celebrating Label's 13 Grammy Wins: 'I Haven't Felt This Way Since College'," 29 Jan. 2018 So much theatrical happens in the piece, verging on aural cartooning, that some in the audience took Baker’s announcement as part of the composition, reacting with chuckles. — Alan G. Artner, chicagotribune.com, "Talea Ensemble opens Contempo series with rare, exceptional program," 28 Oct. 2017 But studios have countered that theatrical has become a larger share of the revenue because of the collapse in DVD sales, one of the people said. — Fortune, "This Map Will Show You the World’s Most Expensive Stock Markets," 19 Aug. 2017 There’s a lot of debate with filmmakers over streaming vs. theatrical. — Jon Niccum, kansascity, "Thanks, Netflix: Here’s where to find acclaimed movies shot by KC filmmakers," 3 Aug. 2017 Orlando will be the last of three SeaWorld parks to end the theatrical shows, probably late next year. — By Marjie Lambert, miamiherald, "Hi-tech, immersive worlds and big franchises highlight Florida theme parks’ evolution," 19 May 2017 But our commitment is to theatrical and big presentations, and so is [Cannes’s]. — Rebecca Keegan, HWD, "Does Cannes Still Matter?," 16 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'theatrical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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