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dramatize

verb

Definition of dramatize

as in to depict

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Recent Examples of dramatize To Jordan Flowers, the executive director of the Disclosure Foundation, the film ably dramatizes what his organization has been trying to tell the general public ever since those modern whistleblowers started coming forward ten years ago. — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 19 June 2026 The Pitt dramatizes societal pressures within an emergency room where medical crises intersect with issues like poverty and immigration. — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 According to Variety and Puck, the film was originally set to dramatize Jackson being accused of abusing 13‑year‑old Jordan Chandler in 1993. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 June 2026 Astronomer and UFOlogist Jacques Vallée appears to shed additional light on Juan’s story, and dramatic effects sequences dramatize the emotional impact of his close encounter. — Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dramatize

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Researchers scanned dogs’ brains while the pooches looked at images of human facial expressions depicting happiness, sadness, anger and fear.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
The work, depicting a judge in a wig striking a protester with a gavel, has cost Britain’s Ministry of Justice $67,000 in removal efforts so far, with another $48,000 spent on security and staff overtime while the work stayed up.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of depict

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The organization represents CEOs and associations in manufacturing, healthcare, elder care, construction, agriculture and hospitality.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
From road paving to running shoes, lingerie to jet fuel, petroleum products are integral to our society—ubiquitous, affordable, and very well represented in Washington.

— John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of represent

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Painted in 1906, the piece depicts an Ottoman-era dervish training tortoises, often interpreted as a reflection on patience, reform, and the slow pace of change during the final years of the empire.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
Those breaches also show how unpredictable AI can be when interpreting instructions.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of interpret

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Hundreds of pages of grand jury transcripts portray Tupac Shakur's shooting as a culmination of a longstanding feud between rival record labels Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records and rival gang sects Mob Piru and South Side Compton Crips.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Juno Temple portrays supermodel and eventual public relations expert Keeley Jones.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of portray

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Nerve pathways rendered with a precision photography still cannot match.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Dawicki hopes the test will reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics, and slow the current march toward antibiotic resistance that has already rendered several antibiotics ineffective.

— Alice Park, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of render

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Jim Zouras, a Chicago attorney who’s represented people in hundreds of Illinois privacy lawsuits, said the state has constructed many new data centers since enacting its privacy laws.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
After the 2023 mall shooting, Anutin, who was interior minister at the time, enacted a one-year ban on the issue of new personal gun licenses and suspended public carry permits, among other gun control measures.

— Nat Sumon, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of enact

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This compilation, led by contributing editor Ardian Wibisono and contributor Yessar Rosendar, shines a light on top-performing companies with sales above $10 million and below $1 billion.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In a statement released Thursday evening, Live Nation said Earth, Wind & Fire was unable to perform as scheduled because of the medical emergency.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of perform

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With the leading models becoming ever more powerful, their ability to act in malicious ways is turning into a major threat for corporations and governments, especially as the risk involves hacking into critical computer systems and infrastructure.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
The short-term goal is to host performances by local country acts each month.

— DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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