melodramatize

verb

Definition of melodramatizenext
as in to put on

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  1. put on
  2. overemphasize
  3. play up
  4. exaggerate
  5. overstate
  6. elaborate
Verb
  • It’s long ceased to be a neighborhood that puts on airs, an attitude that liberates us all tonight.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This museum inside a Renaissance palazzo in the heart of Florence has been putting on one blockbuster exhibition after another.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of put on
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  • Cole did worry that curators might overemphasize the diagnosis, that King would no longer be an artist but an autistic artist, and therefore a symbol of something—resilience, perhaps, or liberation through creativity.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Get and Accept Support The benefits of support from not only your medical team but also loved ones during your cancer journey cannot be overemphasized.
    — Joy Emeh, HEALTH, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of overemphasize
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  • When model Tricia Helfer came in for a touch-up before an introductory visit to her boyfriend’s parents, Johns toned down her bright blonde chunks to play up her naturally innocent looks.
    — Vanessa Friedman, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Under-eye shadows, bags and lower-lid definition get played up instead of concealed.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of play up
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  • The defense maintained that those accounts were exaggerated or fabricated for money and notoriety, pointing to the absence of physical evidence independently placing Davis in the Cadillac that night.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But Oxley, writing in a commentary, cautioned that there are logistical hurdles and said the value of Venezuela’s reserves may have been exaggerated under former President Hugo Chavez.
    — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of exaggerate
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  • Deloitte pins the unimagined cascade effect at an additional $541 billion and did not add it to the final estimate to avoid overstating the size of the lunar economy.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Kiyosaki may also have overstated Kimi’s importance in his life.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of overstate
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  • Authorities did not elaborate on the other businesses that were listed on Ceesay's note.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Defense attorney Shelli Peterson declined to elaborate Monday on Lakanwal’s medical condition and care.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of elaborate
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“Melodramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatize. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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