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as in theatrical
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance
the basketball player's dramatic announcement of his sudden retirement held everybody spellbound
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as in exaggerated
given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting
oh, don't be so dramatic, and just tell us, without the pregnant pauses, what happened
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as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
a dramatic drop in the temperature overnight
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Recent Examples of dramatic
But the dramatic vision-boosting reputation carrots have carried for decades traces back to a wartime deception, not science.
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Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The testing revealed dramatic drops in PFAS levels compared to previous testing, from thousands of parts per million (ppm) to less than 10 ppm in a matter of years.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Not to be dramatic, but summer might just be the best season for nail inspiration.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
Mamdani and his slate were openly fighting for dramatic change on key issues, Israel’s war in Gaza and affordability chief among them.
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Steve Peoples,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dramatic
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The testing revealed dramatic drops in PFAS levels compared to previous testing, from thousands of parts per million (ppm) to less than 10 ppm in a matter of years.
—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Not to be dramatic, but summer might just be the best season for nail inspiration.
—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
Mamdani and his slate were openly fighting for dramatic change on key issues, Israel’s war in Gaza and affordability chief among them.
—
Steve Peoples,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dramatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatic
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During the final lap, one hostess appeared to trip and spill them across the floor in a choreographed theatrical fall, abruptly stopping the celebration and startling onlookers.
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Yet despite its international cult following, Richard Kelly’s debut feature never received a commercial theatrical release in Mexico.
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Evolutionary cues, emotional encoding and genetics all converge in how partners experience each other’s smell, and a noticeable shift in that experience may be worth paying attention to.
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After 12 weeks, the results suggested that a tiny dose of regular exercise could yield noticeable physical benefits.
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Equally impressive are its songs, including one that’s movingly operatic.
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The German and Austrian symphonic and operatic music of the 1930s happens to be the root of the Hollywood soundtrack, created by composers such as Erich Korngold, who fled the Nazis.
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His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
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The chatbot’s responses include citations and prominent links to news outlets.
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Moscow has similarly shown a remarkable ability to adapt in this military defense sphere as well.
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The remarkable reality is that this proposal enjoys broad bipartisan support.
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Or perhaps the Black policemen, who often watched the house without their white commanding officer, secretly sympathized with the uprising.
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Moments after the Knicks completed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history in Game 4 — erasing a 29-point deficit to take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the San Antonio Spurs — Stiller burst through the postgame interview room doors like the Kool-Aid Man.
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He is credited with achieving impressive economic growth, while leading the country during a brutal two-year civil war that ended in 2022.
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Thank you, United States Men’s National Team, for an early showing impressive enough to have already clinched the top of Group D and an advance to the knockout phase of this global event.
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One of the most striking aspects of Ecuador's team today is that all but three of its starting 11 were born before the turn of the century.
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This softly layered crop proves that shorter hair can be just as striking as longer styles.
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“Dramatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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