dramatizing

present participle of dramatize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatizing
Verb
  • The biggest of these controversies erupted in April after the president shared a post depicting himself as Jesus Christ, amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The masks are often vibrant and colorful but sometimes intimidating, depicting superheroes, animals or other symbolic figures.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Clark, a DFLer, served the Minnesota House from 1981 until her retirement in 2019, representing part of south Minneapolis.
    Riley Moser, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • That proposal drew opposition from unions and associations representing teachers and school employees.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 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
  • This lack of competition has stunted the organizational capacity of both the Democratic and Republican Parties, rendering them hollow and unable to cultivate, train, or support a pipeline of young candidates.
    Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately began rendering aid.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 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
  • But performing fealty to that naïve and impoverished picture of judging had become nearly de rigueur for both liberals and conservatives.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
  • Isolation in many American settlements required a self-reliant approach to performing music.
    Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
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“Dramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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