Thesaurus results for DRAMAS

dramas

noun

plural of drama

as in plays

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 dramas Kuchipudi—light, airy, rhythmic—originated in Andhra Pradesh, where it was performed by men, as part of mythological dance dramas. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026 There’s a quality that liberal social-protest dramas tend to have in common. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 These dramas also touch on the pressure of high school football and the high expectations that communities have for their teams. — Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad — these were dramas about institutions, morality, and power, all told through the highest cinematic craft. — Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, ten high-performing Viki K-dramas will be made free during the K-Drama Day celebration. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Much more interesting are some of the micro-dramas (including, yes, micro-dramas) likely to produce headlines between now and the end of the year. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 China’s film and video industry is in the midst of an AI revolution, and at ground zero are the micro dramas that play out on millions of smartphones. — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 From long-running legal dramas to modern-day renditions of classics, the path from cancellation to continuation has played out across decades of television. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The Eagles are shifting away from their usual vertical, power run-blocking schemes to a wide-zone blocking scheme, while making plays less predictable by making run and pass plays look similar.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Instead, first-year offensive coordinator Davis Webb will call plays for a Denver Broncos team that reached the AFC title game.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of plays

Noun

The school commissions Broadway writers to pen musicals for students each year and recently has added in a new summer musical, where commercial producers can workshop and develop shows.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Founded in 2007 by Gary and Erin Lewis, the company produces stage musicals year-round, as well as musical readings and youth drama education programs.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026

Definition of musicals

Noun

This year’s Emmy Awards ceremony will see actors, directors, writers and more from drama shows like The Pitt and Pluribus as well as comedies like Widow’s Bay and Hacks compete for trophies.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Winkler was set to guest star, a subtle nod to the pair’s place as stars of hit Tuesday night ABC comedies of yore, Three’s Company for Ritter and Happy Days for Winkler.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of comedies

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Public figures face a high bar in defamation cases, and courts have afforded dramatizations of real people broad First Amendment protection.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
With each new season, there has been backlash to creative choices made in the dramatizations of these true crime stories.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dramatizations

Noun

At the same time, her project explored AI as a potential coordination technology for building ethically sourced vocal datasets for sharing creative works, and those ideas were then discussed by the British government and the EU.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
The collection is stand out; the Hedreens were keen on mixing contemporary art with Old Masters, often hanging works made centuries apart alongside one another.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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