dramatizing

present participle of dramatize

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Verb
  • The Christ-like image and a video Trump posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes were both deleted after backlash.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • Wynn, who died last spring and for whom a wing of Zumthor’s aerodynamic structure is named, donated a Francis Bacon triptych depicting Bacon’s friend and fellow-painter Lucian Freud, the only Bacons on display in a public Los Angeles museum.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The margin for the second advancer representing downtown, Land Park, Tahoe Park and the Florin area of south Sacramento remained too close to call.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • The aircraft was to be a love child of French manufacturer Dassault Aviation and European aerospace group Airbus, representing Germany.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump has publicly commented on Paramount along the way, sometimes portraying the Ellisons as his friends and specifically expressing interest in the family taking over CNN.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
  • Valadao’s backers have already started to emphasize his moderate views while portraying Villegas’ progressive politics as out-of-step with many district voters.
    Mathew Miranda June 12, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Writing a memoir is a little like opening yourself up to people interpreting your words in a number of different ways.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 June 2026
  • Whether re-interpreting traditional stories and designs or expressing contemporary issues affecting tribal societies, Native glass artists have created a content-laden body of work.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Still, Lamont resists rendering a verdict.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Then Google came and changed the rules, rendering older SEO tactics obsolete.
    Kurt Allen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Congress reacts in the summer of 1866 by enacting the Fourteenth Amendment in Congress.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Perhaps most remarkably, Missouri lawmakers have reserved gun regulations to themselves and severely restrain cities and counties from enacting stricter rules.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Hezbollah had not immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel would continue acting against threats originating from Lebanon.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
  • In the nearly seven years since her Sweetener World Tour, Grande detoured from her hugely successful pop career to amplify her acting aspirations.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The exponential return on our positively performing company outweighs the losers.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Pop stars Katy Perry and Tius Luka helped kick off the festivities, performing during the tournament’s opening ceremony before the United States faced Paraguay.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 June 2026
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“Dramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizing. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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