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dramatizing

verb

present participle of dramatize

as in depicting

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Pro-government supporters stand next to a banner depicting a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a nightly rally in Tehran, Iran, on July 12, 2026.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 July 2026
An archival photograph depicting the scene shows the tractor to be a Second World War-era Caterpillar, model D6.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of depicting

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No lawyers were listed in court documents as representing him, and the public defender for the area did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 July 2026
Our expert panel consisted of roughly three dozen coaches, general managers, personnel directors, scouts and front office staffers across the country, representing every conference.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of representing

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Athena Bitzis, now 54, of Stone Mountain, performed in the opening ceremony, portraying one of the muses in a segment honoring the ancient origins of the Olympic movement.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
The three have pushed legislation to restrict PAC donations or gifts to Supreme Court justices, portraying it as an effort to rein in elites.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

Definition of portraying

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In practice, that means listening early, interpreting feedback thoughtfully and incorporating those insights into design.

— Jon Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
During last year's American Century Championship, Rice snapped at reporters after interpreting questions about the Kansas City Chiefs as digs at his beloved 49ers.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

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Simultaneously rendering the past less remote while relishing its radical foreignness, Beard presses readers to grapple with alien ideas, reckon with gaps in their knowledge, and confront complexity.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
New state-level AI laws face significant enforcement challenges, rendering many ineffective.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of rendering

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But starting the debate over solvency by agreeing to borrow massive amounts of money before enacting structural reform is exactly the wrong idea.

— Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
DeChambeau became increasingly animated as the conversation continued, repeatedly re-enacting his swing.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of enacting

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The wallet itself runs checks against counterparties, enforces spending rules, and logs every interaction, effectively preventing the agent from acting outside approved parameters.

— Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The change is targeted for May 31, 2027, a TSA employee in Tampa said they were told during a town hall Monday led by Adam Stahl, acting TSA deputy administrator.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of acting

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Since February, its general-purpose robots have been performing production work at a Toyota manufacturing plant in North America, progressing from an initial pilot to active factory operations in less than two months.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
In her absence, Hannah Solow and Jackie Sanders have been performing in the role of Mary Todd Lincoln and Mary’s Chaperone, respectively.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 July 2026

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