as in dramas
a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage
a dramatization of a true story
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Noun
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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.—
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
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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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“Dramatizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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