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Recent Examples of melodrama
The delight of it, the source of its generous dollops of camp melodrama, comes from its ability to convince you that maybe, just maybe, this will be the thing that finally overturns the apple cart.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025
Relief because the months-long melodrama over the suit appears to be over (though there are still some big loose ends that need to be tied).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
Takahata’s adept direction is both restrained and heartbreakingly sincere, painting the siblings’ experience not as melodrama but as a stark, unsparing look at the cost of war on civilians—particularly children.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
There are big dangers for Musk too The clash between Trump and Musk seized the public imagination with its sheer melodrama.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 June 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025
Relief because the months-long melodrama over the suit appears to be over (though there are still some big loose ends that need to be tied).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
Takahata’s adept direction is both restrained and heartbreakingly sincere, painting the siblings’ experience not as melodrama but as a stark, unsparing look at the cost of war on civilians—particularly children.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
There are big dangers for Musk too The clash between Trump and Musk seized the public imagination with its sheer melodrama.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodrama
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Paramount Pictures’ reboot/sequel of the comedy film series The Naked Gun is projected by Deadline to earn $8.1 million in its second weekend from 3,363 locations.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Also involved in the sale was The Stand comedy club owner Paul Italia.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
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Its jacket copy states, With a voice somewhere between Violeta Parra and Bad Bunny, Paulina Flores paints a portrait of a city, a generation, and its distinctive characteristics in this tragicomedy.—
Diana Arterian
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Told with a classic heist structure and hints of tragicomedy, the story follows an ordinary government employee obsessed with winning the Melate lottery.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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McQuarrie’s feats lack the comic timing, composition, and emotionalism that cartoonist-director Brad Bird brought to the thrilling Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Ethan/Tom spider-walking the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and outrunning a dust storm, Paula Patton’s womanly catfight with Léa Seydoux).—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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That form inflects the entire movie—the contours of its dramas, the style of the performances, the earnest emotionalism—while also embodying a noteworthy conceptual vision.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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How that psychodrama played out in the UK could have lessons for the US — not least because Cummings eventually succeeded in undermining Johnson’s political career, ultimately defenestrating the prime minister through relentless briefings and leaks.—
Jim Waterson,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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And there are many things that people can actually do to get this transcendence, to get away from the tedium of the psychodrama of your own life.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day Through the voice of an aging butler, Ishiguro explores dignity, regret, and the quiet tragedies of a life spent serving others.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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But my instinct tells me that Arne Slot and his players will develop an even closer bond in the wake of the Jota tragedy and, with the help of some outstanding signings, retain the title.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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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
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Many of Lloyd Webber’s detractors believe his musicals have about the same depth as a scrape.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
10 Aug. 2025
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At a time when many companies are undergoing identity crises or struggling to connect with audiences, this one endures by programming original musicals anchored in local history, institutions, archetypes and customs.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
Twin Cities,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Melodrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodrama. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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