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Violet, the prettiest girl in school, dies in the first chapter (no spoilers—she is listed as dead in the dramatis personae).
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
The similarities are deep, and come from a passage describing the book’s colorful dramatis personae.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
1 Apr. 2026
Courtney Cox’s Gale Weathers is among other Scream dramatis personae are back for part seven.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
Nevertheless, the documentary footage also has a polished sheen to it, minimizing the separation between fact and fiction in a way that feels respectful of the subjects, putting them on the same level as the dramatis personae.
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Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
The similarities are deep, and come from a passage describing the book’s colorful dramatis personae.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
1 Apr. 2026
Courtney Cox’s Gale Weathers is among other Scream dramatis personae are back for part seven.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
Nevertheless, the documentary footage also has a polished sheen to it, minimizing the separation between fact and fiction in a way that feels respectful of the subjects, putting them on the same level as the dramatis personae.
—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatis personae
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Abandoned by his mother as a child, White set out to create not just a band but a family, assembling a sprawling ensemble around a musical and spiritual vision.
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This closing stretch is built almost entirely around a single dinner service, a smart structural shift that pressurizes what had previously become a diffuse story — and, on a practical level, helps the production navigate the schedules of one of television’s busier ensembles.
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The previous game’s all-star cast returned, but now Mark Hamill, Tom Wilson, Malcolm McDowell, and the rest were performing not on videotape in front of digital backgrounds but on 35mm film stock and enormous real sets—lots of enormous real sets.
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The Surf Gang producer stays busy with a new tape that links an eclectic cast of 25 collaborators with his shimmery beats.
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Granterre, one of Italy’s largest dairy groups, is technically a stock company but owned by cooperatives of milk and cheese producers.
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For readers who aren’t financial historians, Lamont was referring to a joint stock company from the early (or earlier) days of capitalism, involving the United Kingdom’s financing during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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“Dramatis personae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatis%20personae. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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