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Recent Examples of dramatize
This clever, focus-shifting structure allows showrunners Robbins and Sarah Sutherland to dramatize the most lurid, horror-movie aspects of the story without appearing to endorse one version over another.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The latter is of greater concern to this broadly existential film about art’s capacity to defy the inherent loneliness of being alive and connect people even in times of profound isolation, but the former is a lot more fun to dramatize here.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
Does your child tend to dramatize life events, painstakingly detail their life on social media, or seek constant attention and validation—especially online?
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Dec. 2024
That clash plays out in scenes that dramatize a grand theoretical conflict between science and the dark arts.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The latter is of greater concern to this broadly existential film about art’s capacity to defy the inherent loneliness of being alive and connect people even in times of profound isolation, but the former is a lot more fun to dramatize here.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
Does your child tend to dramatize life events, painstakingly detail their life on social media, or seek constant attention and validation—especially online?
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Dec. 2024
That clash plays out in scenes that dramatize a grand theoretical conflict between science and the dark arts.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatize
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Instead, Allie married the rough-around-the-edges man who’s depicted as her one true love, Noah, played by Ryan Gosling.—
Emily Rella,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Both have been about quote, unquote, love, even though neither show is depicting true love.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Jake Elder, Ray Hendrick, Banjo Matthews, Larry Phillips, and Bob Welborn are on this year’s Pioneer Ballot, representing those whose careers began at least 60 years ago.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2025
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For 2025, the total number of companies for which emissions data was obtained increased from approximately 750 in the previous year to around 900 in the current year, representing a 25% growth.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Over time, these small moments of silence and avoidance replace honest conversation, leaving both partners to interpret each other’s emotions and needs without asking directly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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And finally, within my inner ear, another membrane vibrates in response and sends signals to my brain, which interprets them as music.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2025
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This hiatus was reportedly attributed to an injury sustained by Bo Dallas, who portrays the Uncle Howdy character, as WWE had specific creative plans in place for the entire group.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the slightly longer term, Edward Berger’s Oscar-winning papal drama Conclave has led to a sense of intrigue in terms of the succession process and who may replace Francis, who was himself portrayed by Jonathan Pryce in Fernando Meirelles 2019 movie The Two Popes.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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The awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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The supreme court could render a decision on whether Bar remains in office, and for how long, based on technical issues.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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The 1970 Clean Air Act specifies that California can receive waivers from the Environmental Protection Agency to enact clean air standards that are tougher than federal limits because the state has historically been the most polluted air in the nation.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Some lawmakers have argued that the act cannot be used by the president to enact tariffs.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Their offense, though, is performing below league average.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Each task is repeated about 50 times, and patients might perform a total of 300 repetitions in a single session, Subramani Seetharama, a rehabilitation specialist at Hartford HealthCare, said.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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How has living with this condition played a role in your acting career?—
Amy Marturana Winderl,
SELF,
29 Apr. 2025
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In a separate April 24 letter, 58 members of Congress demanded the labor board's acting general counsel, William Cowen, answer a number of questions including how DOGE officials got approval for the labor board access, what information was taken and why certain controls were disabled.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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