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as in theater
the public performance of plays
he has been interested in drama from the first time he ever saw a play
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as in play
a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage
wrote a police drama that really captured the speech of cops and criminals
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Recent Examples of drama
The opening weekend of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina delivered plenty of drama, from Lindsey Vonn’s awful crash to the thrilling slopestyle duel between skiers Eileen Gu and Mathilde Gremaud.
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Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
The studio’s most recent feature was Neon’s The Actor, a live-action drama released last March, directed by Johnson and starring Gemma Chan and André Holland.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Moura went on to nab an Oscar nomination, one of four noms, including best picture, that Kleber Mendonça Filho’s drama earned.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
They weren’t posted without permission, and there was no drama there originally.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2026
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Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
The studio’s most recent feature was Neon’s The Actor, a live-action drama released last March, directed by Johnson and starring Gemma Chan and André Holland.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Moura went on to nab an Oscar nomination, one of four noms, including best picture, that Kleber Mendonça Filho’s drama earned.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
They weren’t posted without permission, and there was no drama there originally.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drama
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In June 2013, Nikolic invites Gates to attend Crazy Horse, a famous burlesque cabaret theater in Paris.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Check out the new trailer for the film below, which Searchlight Pictures will release in theaters on Friday, March 20.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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Imagine banishing stuffed animals from the living room, corralling all the toy cars outside the main bedroom, and finally finding a place for that play kitchen that isn’t your actual kitchen.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
11 Feb. 2026
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In Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s new production of Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 play, directed by Marti Lyons, the design team takes this line to heart, using a monochrome purple palette to represent Hedda’s claustrophobic world (scenic design by Joe Schermoly).—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Early on in cosmic history, the Universe was composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, as no substantial quantities of heavier elements were formed during the early stages of the hot Big Bang.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Neither more nor less, really, at this stage.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The original British cast of Broadway‘s Operation Mincemeat, the offbeat musical embraced by critics and audiences alike, will perform an additional, second show on its final performance date of Sunday, February 22, producers announced today.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The classic musical has played here six times as part of the Broadway in Kansas City series, but not since 2017.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Demonstrating biological signal production in situ.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Those videos, especially in the case of Alex Pretti’s shooting, drowned out both the slop and slick government productions.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately for Izzo, there are decades of film refuting this as a media dramatization.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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With the precision of a great documentarian and the pace of an expert thriller director, Howard mounts an enviably well-rounded procedural dramatization of a story that captivated headlines in 2018.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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The 30-second Super Bowl version manages to capture most of the ridiculousness of the lengthier, two-and-a-half-minute version directed by Spike Jonze, which feels as silly and committed as any of your favorite Stiller comedy moments.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Sánchez Arévalo has framed the film as a deliberate genre blend — thriller, drama, black comedy and Western — emphasizing that its resistance to easy labelling was central to the appeal.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Curry admitted that his entertainment side gigs — filmmaking and acting — require two very different skill sets.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drama. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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