emotionalism

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Recent Examples of emotionalism Simmons took that religious devotion to exercise, stripped away its grim asceticism and elitism, and imbued it with pure emotionalism and inclusivity. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024 There was a not-insignificant strain of complaint about Guardians 3 trading in its fun irreverence for goopy emotionalism and melodrama. Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024 The group’s music attracts a loyal following with its soulful, spirited emotionalism. Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024 At least two styles of (mostly ineffective) play are named for the emotionalism that characterizes them: Revenge-Seeking and Carebear. WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for emotionalism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotionalism
Noun
  • Getty Images In the study, researchers crafted job adverts that called for a candidate high in one of six personality factors including honesty-humility, emotionality, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But the semi-romance that should elevate the plot to a higher level of emotionality has, instead, the opposite effect.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The heavy-handed sentimentality is a welcome, necessary respite.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Practically the only star who could handle this awkward blend of sincerity and sentimentality was Robin Williams, and rarely has a film premise seemed better suited to his skills.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Via visual gags, a cast of gifted comic actors and a script that pulls both from ’80s and ’90s TV movies and screen classics like Suddenly, Last Summer and The Children’s Hour, Maddie’s Secret straddles the line between comedy and melodrama, creating a wholly unique cinematic experience.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
  • With its calculatedly severe form, the film both distills and extends melodrama to avant-garde extremes.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Then things just unravel into a half-hour of thoroughly phony mawkishness.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Emotionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionalism. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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