Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatizing
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Even so, some animal rights activists credit viral social media posts depicting animal abuse as focusing public attention on the issue.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026 -
As the Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies squared off in a series earlier this week, news surfaced that the latter’s Double-A affiliate will be honoring Yesavage, who is from Boyertown, Pennsylvania, with a bobblehead depicting him in his high school jersey next month.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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But even that proposal may be in danger, thanks to a dispute that has erupted between the city’s labor negotiators and the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing rank-and-file officers.—
Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Just a few years removed from representing Toronto at the All-Star Game, Espinal is once again looking for a new major-league home.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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In one section, Mayer turns her focus to Diana, portraying the late princess as a woman whose extraordinary capacity for empathy was matched by a deep belief in romance — and whose hopes for love often collided with reality.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Now that this population is finally getting highlighted more directly in media, what should these shows and movies be portraying?—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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In an email to ARTnews, Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz cautioned against interpreting shrinking sales in the ultra-contemporary category as a sign that collectors have lost interest.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 June 2026
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This inspired a lot of lawsuits that have winded their ways through the court system and the Supreme Court is adjudicating one of those lawsuits right now, basically interpreting the Constitution.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Pentagon officials, military contractors and lawmakers often claim that the weapons acquisition process is overregulated, rendering it too rigid and slow to keep pace with technological innovation and pacing threats.—
Julia Gledhill,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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The California Highway Patrol officer radioed for assistance while rendering medical aid to the couple.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Nurrenbern pointed specifically at the fact that Missouri legislators have barred city leaders from enacting stricter gun regulations, including how firearms are purchased and transferred.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Rocky was the inspiration of Illinois enacting the Rocky Law, which required high school districts in the state to provide insurance of up to $3 million for catastrophic injuries.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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The private plane was operated by Skydive Kansas City, said Dennis Jacobs, the acting airport manager and Bates County Emergency Management Agency director.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Shortly before midnight on April 27th, two days after a gunman disrupted the White House Correspondents’ dinner, the acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, submitted an extraordinary petition to a federal court that had blocked the construction of the White House ballroom.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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There isn't a second credits scene, but moviegoers who stick around until the very end will see Lilypad performing an amusing little rap with some of the other toys, including Bad Bunny's Pizza with Sunglasses, as the credits finish scrolling.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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That, in turn, strengthens the case for the Bank of Korea to raise interest rates, the very pressure that has made Korean government bonds the worst-performing sovereign debt in the world this year.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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“Dramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizing. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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