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 The play, about a prominent Black Chicago family headed by a civil rights icon with skeletons in his closet, has the scope, heft and flamboyant idiosyncrasy of the landmark American domestic dramas of the past. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 Among viewers of Taiwanese romantic dramas, 84% also watched foreign series, 63% watched foreign films and 58% watched foreign animation. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 So is our appetite for stories, and the cliffhanger has been around since radio dramas. — Scott Schiller, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 The lavish romance is set in a world of queens and kings and has a strong European flair and visual aesthetic rarely seen in K-dramas. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026 EloElo Group, which launched in Bengaluru, India in 2020, points to an expanding slate of over 5000 micro dramas in six languages, while a Dolphin AI agentic production engine. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026 But, in Europe, art-house dramas of the type Zvyagintsev makes are financed piecemeal, through an arrangement of co-producers, public subsidies, broadcasters, and private investors. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 And there’s going to be a lot of forms of content, whether that’s TV, movies, social--blogs in the early 2000s, and now there’s micro dramas. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2026 The cost of making these dramas has plummeted too, down to as little as $3,000. — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The Rams still managed to rack up 513 yards of offense on the Broncos, including several big plays in which a Rams receiver was wide open, or several Bronco defenders missed tackles that turned a short gain into a big play.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026
Three plays later, he was called for a shoving a player at the end of a play.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of plays

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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

The film includes extensive dramatizations immersing viewers in this almost unimaginable story.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of dramatizations

Noun

In addition to presenting works by company artists-in-residence, father and son Yanis and Yanis Eric Pikieris, Dimensions has brought in dance makers from across the United States, amplifying their reach and our perspective.

— Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026
The slate of titles features award winners like Hamaguchi’s All Of A Sudden, which won Best Actress for its two leads at Cannes, alongside regional box-office hits, debut works by up-and-coming talents and new works by leading auteurs.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

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