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Recent Examples of dramatize
Robber Robber don’t relive their apartment fire in literal terms on the album or dramatize the months spent living out of suitcases.
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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
There was no contradiction for these women in using sacred imagery to dramatize erotic love, or Scripture to sanctify desire.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
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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
There was no contradiction for these women in using sacred imagery to dramatize erotic love, or Scripture to sanctify desire.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatize
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The 56-year-old former TV personality denied that, telling Vogue the mermaid-like sculpture is meant to depict Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, fertility, war and gold.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Junkanoo revelry is dedicated to the dead, and here Munroe commemorates Beadle through a series of paintings depicting a memorial procession based on photographs by the Bahamian photographer Jackson Petit, as well as through Beadle’s material legacy.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
7 May 2026
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Any changes to the policy will probably draw strong challenges from within the LAPD and the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the powerful union that represents the city’s rank-and-file officers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Instead, this latest effort represents the incremental progress essential to experimental science, where errors and uncertainties are identified and quantified, and future generations of scientists can build upon it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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At the time, people interpreted Harry’s comment as a dig at his brother William and Kate Middleton, who had welcomed Prince Louis a year before the comments.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
11 May 2026
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The jazz quartet interprets the work of Thelonious Monk, expanding classic compositions into absorbing experimental journeys that stretch beyond free jazz.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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The show has a bootstrappy vibe in which individual grit and self-belief are portrayed as the keys to success.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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But in a March 19 response to the plaintiffs’ demand letter, according to the AP's reporting, Leita Walker, an attorney for Artists Equity, said that the film does not intend to tell the true story of that incident or to portray real people.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Travertine marble dominates the space with its veined effect rendered in delicate shades for the walls and flooring, or enriched with the backlit FF logo for a bolder outcome.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Although the juror will make the final selections for what’s in the show and who gets awards, Jarvis will render his opinion if asked.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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At the same time, however, the study documented dimming events including in Ukraine and Gaza as wars unfolded, in Venezuela as the economy collapsed, and in parts of Europe when governments enacted energy conservation mandates following the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Bumpy roads could be ahead, fiscally and literally Several states have already enacted gas tax holidays to bring temporary relief to drivers, including Georgia, Indiana, and Utah, which are saving Americans 33 cents, 59 cents, and 6 cents per gallon respectively in those states.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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To put it mildly, Bain didn’t perform like a rookie.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Post-cycling analysis to evaluate condition The researchers also performed post-cycling analysis after 50 cycles, using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to evaluate the condition of the electrodes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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In practice, though, designing a policy that acts wisely on this difference is all but impossible.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson, acting on a joint congressional resolution, signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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