dramatizing

Definition of dramatizingnext
present participle of dramatize

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Italian artisans were flown in to hand paint the fresco ceilings, often depicting Renaissance landscapes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In Mars’s office, near his own impressive executive desk (a Vladimir Kagan), hangs a mixed media artwork depicting legendary MCs like Queen Latifah, Slick Rick, Rakim, and Nas (a business partner of Mars’s).
    Lola Ogunnaike, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The artist created devotional scenes representing the fourteen Stations of the Cross.
    Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • One friend even sent me an old LGBTQ fact sheet from their time representing Tahiti Tourisme.
    Rachel King, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The production features over 20 actors portraying characters from a wide range of nationalities and backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of the real-life camp.
    Ray Campos, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Acting career Allen next turned to acting, portraying Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor in the film How to Build a Girl (2019).
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This excitement could be explained by the novelty of photos from space, but these images also distinguish themselves as products of astronauts experiencing these sights and interpreting them through their photographs.
    Christye Sisson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The robots are also capable of identifying objects, detecting motion, interpreting emotional cues, and responding accordingly.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Antibodies that my body developed to fight the mycoplasma bacteria also destroyed my red blood cells, rendering me briefly anemic.
    Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Upon arrival, officers saw Long Beach firefighters rendering medical aid to the victim, who was lying in the road.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But her institutional leadership—as a long-serving dean of Yale Law School, and the new president of the Ford Foundation—truly models the moral imperative and practical power of enacting justice.
    Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • After hearing from many construction unions who said the building of these mammoth data centers produce jobs, Solis struck from her original motion on the table any possibility of enacting a moratorium on new centers proposed for unincorporated county communities.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Lakers were connected, apparently having had time to adjust to the loss of their two leading scorers, LeBron James acting as a brilliant playmaker for scorching hot shooters like Kennard, who hit all five of his treys in scoring a career playoff-high 27 points.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Joseph Gerbasi, who spent decades in the division, retired in March of 2025 from his role as acting deputy chief for policy in the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, a group that has now been merged into the division's section on money laundering.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The six-member girl group, currently performing as a five-member group, as member Manon is on hiatus, made their Coachella debut on Friday.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Several acts who have been plying their musical craft since the 1960s and are still performing well over half a century later are visiting Connecticut this week.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Dramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizing. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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