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 company has also been instrumental in the global commercialization of South Korean IP, with many popular films, K-dramas, K-pop bands and videogames crossing over or originating in the medium.
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Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For now, what the big outlets want to give us is bleak cookie-cutter prestige dramas like Black Rabbit, a show and restaurant that offer the empty calories of star power but no nutritional value.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
From romantic dramas to political thrillers, his performances helped define American film.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Coastal estuaries are the scene of intense daily dramas of survival, featuring a cast of hundreds of species, and much of it is microscopic and underwater.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Other tributes came from Marlee Matlin, who recognized on X the incredible impact that Redford’s Sundance Film Festival had on allowing smaller human dramas to flourish.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, The Pitt rode its throwback procedural appeal to an upset victory that feels like the TV industry placing a vote for streaming shows that behave a bit more like the network dramas of old.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
In China, micro-dramas have overtaken theatrical.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
The film, which also starred Mekhi Phifer and Wood Harris, is regarded as one of the great crime dramas of its era.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For now, what the big outlets want to give us is bleak cookie-cutter prestige dramas like Black Rabbit, a show and restaurant that offer the empty calories of star power but no nutritional value.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
From romantic dramas to political thrillers, his performances helped define American film.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Coastal estuaries are the scene of intense daily dramas of survival, featuring a cast of hundreds of species, and much of it is microscopic and underwater.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Other tributes came from Marlee Matlin, who recognized on X the incredible impact that Redford’s Sundance Film Festival had on allowing smaller human dramas to flourish.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead, The Pitt rode its throwback procedural appeal to an upset victory that feels like the TV industry placing a vote for streaming shows that behave a bit more like the network dramas of old.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
In China, micro-dramas have overtaken theatrical.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
The film, which also starred Mekhi Phifer and Wood Harris, is regarded as one of the great crime dramas of its era.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramas
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The rule made kickoffs more like scrimmage plays by placing the coverage players and blockers close together to eliminate the high-speed collisions that had contributed to so many injuries on the play.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles have totaled 10 such plays through two games, second fewest in that span only to the 2023 season (9) within the Sirianni era.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of viewers worldwide.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Pure comedies have their place.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet on this evening, the four women—a German, a Pole, a Belgian and a Frenchwoman—were playing Beethoven’s masterpiece, clandestinely since Jewish musicians were not considered worthy of playing such magnificent German works and were doing so just for their own pleasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The addition of an Emerging Artist Competition—sponsored by the Art in Black Foundation—will provide national recognition and cash awards to rising talent, with winning works featured during the summit itself.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Dramas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramas. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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