dramatizing

present participle of dramatize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatizing
Verb
  • Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
    Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The most popular images depicting families are centered around nature and farmwork, leaving out indoor bonding activities like sharing meals, getting ready for work and school, playing games and shopping.
    William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • New experiences cause new sets of neurons to fire, representing new addresses.
    James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The company expects total inventory in the fourth quarter of approximately $645 million, representing a decrease of approximately $120 million from the third quarter.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Lillard is perhaps known for portraying Stu Macher — one-half of the horror-obsessive-turned-serial-killing duo, alongside Skeet Ulrich’s Billy Loomis — in the 1996 original, which has since spawned a decades-long franchise.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The announcement says that actors portraying Cynthia Lennon, Brian Epstein, George Martin, Ravi Shankar, and other key roles will be forthcoming.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The elections were largely in areas that have recently favored Democrats, so there are limits to interpreting what the results could mean for next year’s broader midterm races.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold over $6 billion in stock in the third quarter of the year, in a move that some investors are interpreting as a warning to global markets.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Quietly, evil collapsed, while Maloyan’s virtue stood firm against brutal force, rendering that force powerless.
    Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Other federal programs like the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement are also in limbo, rendering food banks unable to order supplies from the federal government.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Among them was an amicus curiae signed by 200 Members of Congress urging the court to uphold the findings of the lower courts—namely, that the president overstepped his executive authority in enacting the tariffs using IEEPA.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Some of the companies enacting job cuts are simply looking to rein in spending — including firms at the core of the AI boom.
    Jared Perlo, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The former instantly adds a second layer of security against unwanted guests, and the latter emits an ultra-loud alarm while acting like a door stop wedge, scaring off any stranger who tries to enter your room.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Born June 25, 1925 in New York City, Lockhart began acting at age 8 with her stage debut in a 1933 production of Peter Ibbetson at the Metropolitan Opera House.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In contrast, humanoids like Tesla’s Optimus and Figure 03 are beginning to demonstrate real-world utility, performing tasks related to cooking and cleaning with growing reliability.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • While rapper GloRilla was performing, someone in the audience threw an object thought to be a bottle at the stage.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Dramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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