dramatizing

Definition of dramatizingnext
present participle of dramatize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatizing
Verb
  • Even dramas depicting the city as an inferno of crime and decay added to its legend.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The movie, like the novel, unfolds in two parts, following the events leading up to the murder, including Meursault’s relationship with Marie (Rebecca Marder) and friendship with Raymond (Pierre Lottin) and then depicting Meursault’s questioning and trial.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Fisher Flores, legal director of the American Bar Association’s ProBar project, said that this year the organization has worked on eight habeas corpus petitions representing children who have been held in federal custody for an average of 225 days.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The other three are at-large members representing all county residents.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hundreds of people attended the Via Crucis in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Good Friday, straining their necks to catch a glimpse of the actor portraying Jesus in the final moments before his execution.
    Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Laina Morris, for instance, has tried to move on from the image of her grinning, bug-eyed face that became a popular meme portraying her as an overly protective and clingy girlfriend.
    Ben Pettis, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This return marks yet another instance where policy in our country and consequential matters like going to war may as well be decided by the positions of constellations or as the ancient Greeks decided – by interpreting the behaviors of birds in the sky.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Saturn's long seasonal cycles — each lasting about seven Earth years — also provide important context for interpreting changes in the planet's atmosphere and rings over time.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Carlton Fisk didn’t retire with the Red Sox, who infamously quote-unquote accidentally mailed his contract a day late, rendering him a free agent.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Officers immediately began rendering aid until the man was taken to a hospital.
    Bryant Reed, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The data comes as Japan grapples with the fallout from the Iran war, with the country releasing oil stockpiles and enacting fuel subsidies to stave off the worst of the energy shock from the closed Strait of Hormuz.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In reality however — and sadly — this structure gave way to constant battles and micromanagement, often preventing the mayor from improving the system and enacting any real change.
    Dennis Walcott, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The moon, rather than Earth, was the main gravitational force acting on the Orion spacecraft.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The following month, a hit squad, reportedly acting on bin Salman’s orders, strangled Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist who had been critical of the regime, and used a bone saw to dismember his corpse.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On Wednesday morning, Coral Springs police discovered Metayer‘s body inside her home while performing a welfare check.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Research from Anthropic last month revealed that AI is theoretically capable of performing the majority of tasks in white-collar fields, such as engineering, law, and business and finance.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Dramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizing. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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