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as in theatric
given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting
our office drama queen yet again made the melodramatic declaration that he couldn't take it anymore and was quitting
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as in theatrical
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance
he gave his usual melodramatic speech that he had learned his lesson and thereafter would always pay his bills on time
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Recent Examples of melodramatic
LeBlanc never moves her camera away from the ground level; there are no policy prescriptions, no litanies of statistics and no melodramatic statements about pity or persistence.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Jump to: Today’s Theme | Tricky Clues TUESDAY PUZZLE — In 2021, AMC released a melodramatic ad to encourage people to return to movie theaters.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
And this emotional but never melodramatic four-part drama, written by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials) and directed by Michael Keillor, is an unusually empathetic and perceptive example.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
These were the anarchists, whose isolated but highly publicized acts of individual retaliation were intended as inspirational melodramatic theatre rather than as actual revolutionary politics.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Jump to: Today’s Theme | Tricky Clues TUESDAY PUZZLE — In 2021, AMC released a melodramatic ad to encourage people to return to movie theaters.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
And this emotional but never melodramatic four-part drama, written by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials) and directed by Michael Keillor, is an unusually empathetic and perceptive example.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
These were the anarchists, whose isolated but highly publicized acts of individual retaliation were intended as inspirational melodramatic theatre rather than as actual revolutionary politics.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodramatic
Adjective
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Sure, there are Oscar campaigns and a few exceptions, but the theatrical potential is about on par with France at best.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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The film, which is due to shoot later this year in Hungary, is being lined up for a U.S. theatrical release from Independent Film Company in 2026.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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But the real draw is the close-ups on slices of pork bubbling and sizzling on hot grills, plus the dramatic pans over bowls of banchan.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Think about incorporating brocade brilliance and making florals interesting in a dramatic way.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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North Coast Symphony presents ‘Voices of Spring’ The North Coast Symphony Orchestra presents Voices of Spring, a program of operatic favorites, on Saturday, May 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdelena, Encinitas.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Not everybody was down with Preminger’s operatic approach (which was very much of its time), though the French New Wave famously embraced it.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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“Melodramatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatic. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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