dramatizing

present participle of dramatize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatizing
Verb
  • In a truly enormous space, over 100,000 square feet, that was once a Lord & Taylor department store, you are greeted with giant murals depicting Netflix shows on all sides.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Fantasy River is primarily blue, depicting a river and its banks filled with foliage as petals appear to fall from the sky.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While the wild harvest is prominent, there is growing interest in establishing commercial black walnut orchards in Arkansas and the Midwest, representing a long-term investment.
    Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Shannon Minter, the legal director for the National Center for LGBTQ Rights and an attorney representing the group, said some plaintiffs could stand to lose millions of dollars.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • His political heirs have also tried to redeem his image in the last decade, portraying him instead as a strong leader who brought stability to the country.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Angels counsel has attempted to discredit these former employees, portraying them as bitter because of their dismissals from the club.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 10 Nov. 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
  • Tagliabue had insisted he be directly involved in all labor negotiations, basically rendering useless the Management Council of club executives that had handled such duties for nearly two decades.
    NPR, NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
  • George Miller spent 40 years building the Mad Max universe, but holds little fear for technology that can recreate a version of his dystopian dust bowl within seconds of rendering a text prompt.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 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
  • During takeoff and subsonic flight, for example, an ACE can open extra bypass ducts, effectively acting like a turbofan, quieter and efficient.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Outside of acting, Swit was a painter and a vocal animal rights activist.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As Obama, 61, explains in her new book, co-written with longtime stylist Meredith Koop, that smart hire led to some of the most iconic looks in the White House despite her reluctance to talk about fashion while performing her duties as First Lady.
    Kaity Velez, Parents, 10 Nov. 2025
  • More British blues bands followed, performing and recording songs by Delta blues artists.
    USA Today, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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