dramatizing

Definition of dramatizingnext
present participle of dramatize
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Verb
  • Budget-conscious passengers, many of them young, formed a seemingly endless security line snaking around the rotunda, which features a twelve-foot-high mural depicting the history of flight.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • On the Season 44 premiere in September 2018, Damon parodied Kavanaugh’s Senate testimony, depicting his belligerence and frequently yelling, referencing beer, among other things — using many of the actual quotes from the hearing.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • The labor market gained 38,000 courier and messenger jobs in April, representing roughly a third of all positions added in the month.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 May 2026
  • The union representing workers employed by the Writers Guild of America have reached an agreement on their first contract, ending a strike that lasted nearly three months.
    Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Cody Hayes/TikTok Scores of online companies are increasingly turning to generative AI technology to deceive consumers, falsely portraying themselves as struggling small businesses to charge a premium for lower quality products, an ABC News visual investigation found.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • Adding to the moment was the anticipated appearance of Kevin Thompson, known for portraying Ewoks in Return of the Jedi, and the husband of a Santa Clarita Arts Commissioner.
    Daily News, Daily News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The settlements come after years of fierce and expensive court battles, which highlighted the difficulties in interpreting a legal provision that was first enacted several years after it was written into law.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
  • Before interpreting for film professionals, she had never been whisked to places like the Chateau Marmont.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • The Braves wound up in last place that season, and Schuerholz arrived in October as the Braves’ new GM, rendering Cox a full-time manager again.
    Mark Bradley for the AJC, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
  • Instead, the interstellar medium is dominated by gas, and mostly hydrogen gas at that, but in the warmer, more diffuse regions of space, that gas becomes ionized, rendering it into a plasma.
    Big Think, Big Think, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The change was prompted by the Porter County Commissioners on April 1 enacting a new standard operating procedure for its Porter County E-911 system.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • The state passed a law last year preempting local governments from enacting or enforcing rules against presidential libraries.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The win is Graham’s first BAFTA Television Award in eight nominations, all in the acting categories, a fact Graham noted when collecting his award.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 May 2026
  • Such is the longevity and quality of Graham’s output, the fact that Adolescence has delivered his first BAFTA acting prize will come as a surprise to some.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Prada 2 is, in that sense, the model performing exactly as designed.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
  • Coyle has served as an advisor to many high-performing organizations, including the Navy SEALs, Microsoft, Google, and the Cleveland Guardians.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 May 2026
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“Dramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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