dramatizing

present participle of dramatize

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Verb
  • Even so, some animal rights activists credit viral social media posts depicting animal abuse as focusing public attention on the issue.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • As the Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies squared off in a series earlier this week, news surfaced that the latter’s Double-A affiliate will be honoring Yesavage, who is from Boyertown, Pennsylvania, with a bobblehead depicting him in his high school jersey next month.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • The margin for the second advancer representing downtown, Land Park, Tahoe Park and the Florin area of south Sacramento remained too close to call.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • The aircraft was to be a love child of French manufacturer Dassault Aviation and European aerospace group Airbus, representing Germany.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump has publicly commented on Paramount along the way, sometimes portraying the Ellisons as his friends and specifically expressing interest in the family taking over CNN.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
  • Valadao’s backers have already started to emphasize his moderate views while portraying Villegas’ progressive politics as out-of-step with many district voters.
    Mathew Miranda June 12, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Writing a memoir is a little like opening yourself up to people interpreting your words in a number of different ways.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 June 2026
  • Whether re-interpreting traditional stories and designs or expressing contemporary issues affecting tribal societies, Native glass artists have created a content-laden body of work.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Still, Lamont resists rendering a verdict.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Then Google came and changed the rules, rendering older SEO tactics obsolete.
    Kurt Allen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Congress reacts in the summer of 1866 by enacting the Fourteenth Amendment in Congress.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • Perhaps most remarkably, Missouri lawmakers have reserved gun regulations to themselves and severely restrain cities and counties from enacting stricter rules.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • The private plane was operated by Skydive Kansas City, said Dennis Jacobs, the acting airport manager and Bates County Emergency Management Agency director.
    Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Shortly before midnight on April 27th, two days after a gunman disrupted the White House Correspondents’ dinner, the acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, submitted an extraordinary petition to a federal court that had blocked the construction of the White House ballroom.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • The exponential return on our positively performing company outweighs the losers.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Pop stars Katy Perry and Tius Luka helped kick off the festivities, performing during the tournament’s opening ceremony before the United States faced Paraguay.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 June 2026
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“Dramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatizing. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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