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Recent Examples of emotionalism
There was a not-insignificant strain of complaint about Guardians 3 trading in its fun irreverence for goopy emotionalism and melodrama.
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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
From …Baby One More Time to Everytime, there’s an emotionalism at the core of her music that still resonates with people decades later.
—Sam Sanders, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023
At least two styles of (mostly ineffective) play are named for the emotionalism that characterizes them: Revenge-Seeking and Carebear.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
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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
From …Baby One More Time to Everytime, there’s an emotionalism at the core of her music that still resonates with people decades later.
—Sam Sanders, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023
At least two styles of (mostly ineffective) play are named for the emotionalism that characterizes them: Revenge-Seeking and Carebear.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotionalism
Noun
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Still, the show’s raw and provocative emotionality is worth sitting with.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
1 Aug. 2025
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In contrast, climate believers were more likely to show traits like honesty, emotionality, openness, and humility.—
Phil De Luna,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Yet, Marshall seems unwilling to let go of that genial sentimentality.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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That appears to be the point, a Lynchian spin on Hallmark-card sentimentality.—
Matthew Schnipper,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
Noun
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What should be a tender, feminist-minded story centered on a young woman rediscovering her dormant childhood dreamer turns into a middling melodrama about being with a cute guy in desperate need of her rescue.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Dunham’s genius, and what made Girls a legitimate cultural event, was to meld heartfelt James L. Brooks-style melodrama with brutally honest reportage about millennial mores, desires, and deficits.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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“Emotionalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionalism. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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