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Recent Examples of dramedy
Their idea more closely resembled an indie dramedy than an epic action flick.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
After a vague, mid-February social media post got fans speculating if Curtis had accidentally spilled the beans that the upcoming fifth season of the culinary dramedy would be its last, the Emmy winner seems to be doubling down on her comments.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Starring Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz and rising British actor Leo Woodall, the dramedy is an adaptation of Julia May Jonas’ book of the same name.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
He’s also known for work in series including the SyFy dramedy Eureka, CBS’s God Friended Me, Netflix’s The Politician, Fox’s Our Kind of People, and currently Fox’s sitcom Going Dutch with Denis Leary.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
After a vague, mid-February social media post got fans speculating if Curtis had accidentally spilled the beans that the upcoming fifth season of the culinary dramedy would be its last, the Emmy winner seems to be doubling down on her comments.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Starring Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz and rising British actor Leo Woodall, the dramedy is an adaptation of Julia May Jonas’ book of the same name.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
He’s also known for work in series including the SyFy dramedy Eureka, CBS’s God Friended Me, Netflix’s The Politician, Fox’s Our Kind of People, and currently Fox’s sitcom Going Dutch with Denis Leary.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramedy
Noun
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Against some audiences’ will, Ari Aster’s merciless black comedy drags us back to May 2020 when tempers, temperatures and misinformation were heating up across America.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Their expertise spans kids, animation, comedy, unscripted, prestige dramas, CBS procedurals and lots of sports.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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That’s a strong hook, but Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is just getting started with an erotic political tragicomedy that, like a Roomba, is forever veering off in unexpected directions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Hints of the tragicomedy to come surfaced on the second day, when heavy clouds threatened rain and the meeting was held in the barracks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Anderson is here for the melodrama, the special lessons and the climaxes that fall flat.—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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What separates great literature from cheap melodrama is not the grief the story contains, but whether the writing has earned it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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The trauma drama — ideally multigenerational and tied to addiction, abuse or both — is a tough one for audiences that tends to work better as an acting showcase than as involving psychodrama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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In exerting this apparent influence, Rubio has somehow avoided becoming either a media fixation or a major player in the right’s unfolding psychodrama.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
26 Dec. 2025
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The studio is also developing a new musical from Turning Red director Domee Shi as well as a project called Ono Ghost Market.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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This 2012 musical is based on the movie starring the late Whitney Houston and is filled with her hits.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 2021, 12-year-old Molly Steinsapir died after losing control of an e-bike on a steep hill in Pacific Palisades, a tragedy that led her parents to sue the manufacturer and brought new scrutiny to how e-bike companies market their products to families with children.—
Cierra Morgan
March 4,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Though the other children recovered, Nicholas died several days later, a tragedy Dominici said will shape the rest of her life.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The daughter of an acting family, her father was Oscar-winner Edmund O’Brien, and her mother was musical comedy star Olga San Juan.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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The 1992 film is remade as a musical comedy with direction and choreography by Tony winner Christopher Gattelli.—
Jeffrey Miller,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Dramedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramedy. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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