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Recent Examples of dramatize
Initially, the film intended to dive into and negate the child-molestation allegations against Jackson, but the Jackson estate later realized that a previous settlement with an accuser required the estate to never dramatize the events.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Robber Robber don’t relive their apartment fire in literal terms on the album or dramatize the months spent living out of suitcases.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
The movie’s attempts to dramatize her history of near-violence feel perfunctory to the point of incuriosity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
With Trump back in office, American audiences are understandably more closely watching films from distant lands that dramatize authoritarianism, seeking clues from those nations’ past to understand our present.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Robber Robber don’t relive their apartment fire in literal terms on the album or dramatize the months spent living out of suitcases.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
The movie’s attempts to dramatize her history of near-violence feel perfunctory to the point of incuriosity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
With Trump back in office, American audiences are understandably more closely watching films from distant lands that dramatize authoritarianism, seeking clues from those nations’ past to understand our present.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatize
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Here's what to know about the real-life case and how accurately the film depicts it.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Ichiyō has already more than vindicated herself, appealing to the deepest and most humane of people’s emotions, depicting unflinchingly what lies true in their hearts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Big problems that don’t get fixed quickly enough or at all, and Pratt represents the angry voter who wants to know why City Hall can’t do better and where all the money went.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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However, his exit created a two-way contract spot that was filled by Mac McClung, who not-so-coincidentally was about to represent the 76ers in the All-Star Saturday Night Dunk Contest.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Researchers have found that young children readily follow the gaze of other people but do not respond the same way to humanoid robots, highlighting an early distinction in how children interpret social cues.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Someone still has to interpret and translate it into a plan that fits a patient’s life.—
Felicity Yost,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Braun said Panish had sought to portray his client as hiding in the bushes near the crash site, but in reality, those bushes were vines and the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Erickson was easily seen.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Yet cultural stereotypes continue to portray White athletes as less athletic, less gifted and less deserving of elite status.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The latter has access to the psychic beacon of the Astronomican, which is used to correctly navigate the galaxy and the chaos of Warpspace, but in the Dark Imperium (Nihilus), faster-than-light travel has been rendered almost impossible.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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Officers and emergency medical personnel attempted to render aid, but McFarland was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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That coming Fall of 2020, universal masking in schools and daycares was recommended by the CDC and widespread mandates were enacted at the state, district and county levels for children as young as two.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Instead, the measure freezes corporate net operating loss and enacts taxes on social media companies, digital assets, fantasy sports, tobacco and sports betting on prediction market websites.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The mother spends her waking hours working on other people’s farms and performing tasks the neighbors prefer not to do themselves.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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This year’s gathering included a performance from the San Diego Trans Chorus, a nonprofit group that performed at its first-ever pride event Saturday.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Even a middle school student would perceive a stark difference between someone who voices a bogus theory and someone who acts on it.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Zoe remembered more about how her sisters acted in losses than in victories.—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
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“Dramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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