dramatizing

Definition of dramatizingnext
present participle of dramatize

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Verb
  • The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from his event for wearing a black-and-white helmet depicting athletes killed in Russia’s war of aggression against his homeland.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The visitor center museum includes exhibits depicting what life was like for Sinagua culture.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • However, engineering accounts for about 6% of bachelor's degrees awarded nationwide, representing a relatively small share of all college graduates, according to the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
  • For Jonathan Franks, a consultant who works on cases representing Americans held abroad, Jackson's influence and impact is without comparison.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But Thornton is less interested in portraying his characters as victims than survivors, bound together by the strength of love and resilience.
    Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
  • To see an artist of this caliber in such a vulnerable position of trying something new coincided with portraying a character at a turning point in his life.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The debate highlighted the complexities of interpreting statutory language and its implications for international law and foreign policy.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The method gives researchers a new analytical lens for interpreting physical artifacts, one that combines computational power with the knowledge of human experts.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • If pre-emergent is applied too early, the herbicide may break down before the weed seeds start to germinate, rendering your efforts futile.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In October, King Charles stripped Andrew of all of his royal titles and privileges, rendering him a commoner.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Mamdani, though, had previously specifically promised to appoint only board members committed to enacting no increases during the four years of his first term.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Crockett emphasized that people need to play their part in enacting change.
    Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And [for] a kid that never really went to acting classes and never went to acting school or anything like that, that was my education.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
  • This is also a strong day for those in sales, marketing, teaching, acting or writing, because your words are gold!
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One of his favorite memories wasn’t taking pictures, but performing with Bob at a Grammy party.
    Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Patrick Smith / Getty Images Athletes jump off a near-vertical ramp, launching themselves in the air and performing complex aerobatics, reaching speeds of up to more than 65 km per hour.
    Reuters, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Dramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizing. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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