dramatizing

present participle of dramatize

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Verb
  • More in Culture Photo Album Take a look at these photos of the week, depicting medieval armored combat in France, an early harvest in Romania, and more.
    Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • There’s the lively battle scene depicting the nobleman Charles Stanhope defending Jamaica (which had been made a British territory in 1655 and remained one until 1962) from France, the United States’ ally in the Revolutionary War.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Huston, a 10-time Summer X Games street gold medalist, competed Saturday as part of the inaugural X Games League format, representing Team New York.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
  • The prize is a bracelet with various charms representing FIFA competitors and their host countries.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • And another person portraying General Washington was on hand to work the crowd.
    Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 June 2026
  • In portraying the fraught relationship between a young lesbian and her conservative mother, animation becomes both a barrier and a bridge, shielding lived trauma while reaching toward reconciliation and love.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • The authors recommended that the US government and its commercial and international partners establish benchmarks for interpreting hostile behavior in space.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • Those two truths are core to our mission of researching, collecting, preserving, and interpreting Black art, history, and culture.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately began rendering aid.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Officers began rendering medical aid until emergency medical crews arrived.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • In response, Congress expanded federal power by enacting the Ku Klux Klan Acts of 1870 and 1871.
    Joel B. Rudin, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • Japan is enacting its most significant security policy shift since 1954, transitioning from a narrowly defensive posture to robust deterrence.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • It is stored in an inactive form in cells such as the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and immune system—acting as the body’s reserve bank, indicating how much iron is available for future use.
    Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 30 June 2026
  • National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, the brother of acting President Delcy Rodríguez, said on Sunday that more than 12,000 people have been displaced by the earthquakes and 774 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, including hospitals.
    Alfredo Meza, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • When a company is performing well, investors assume success will continue.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Rolling Stone and Page Six report that Nicks is performing at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding next week, on July 3, at Madison Square Garden.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 June 2026
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