melodramatize

verb

Definition of melodramatizenext
as in to put on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodramatize
  1. put on
  2. overemphasize
  3. play up
  4. exaggerate
  5. overstate
  6. elaborate
Verb
  • The expectations put on the coach when taking the job include making a bowl game within the next four seasons, beating UMass by three or more points and signing at least one recruit ranked three stars or better.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
  • England put on a show June 17, beating Croatia 4-2 in a Group L match behind two Harry Kane goals plus scores from Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Definition of put on
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  • Mishiali’s filmmaking does not overemphasize the brutality of this situation.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • The honesty and objectivity of Stars and Stripes can’t be overemphasized.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
Definition of overemphasize
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  • Pino is seen as a player who takes risks to progress play up the pitch, offering a slightly different profile to the rest of the squad.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • These athletes created signature shoes, playing up their personal stories in the marketing.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of play up
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  • The president designated the gang as a terrorist group and said Maduro had sent it to invade the United States, although some law enforcement officials say the administration exaggerated the threat to justify mass deportations.
    — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026
  • The best place to start is a sporting culture that exaggerates accomplishments and rewards capitalistic success before the sporting variety.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of exaggerate
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  • That is not to overstate what those four produced with the Heat, with a sum total of zero playoff-game victories over the past two seasons, only one over the past three.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • The value of Messi’s unobtrusive search-lighting of the field is hard to overstate.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
Definition of overstate
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  • The president did not elaborate further on what the process would entail.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • The former New York Liberty coach elaborated on her initial comment to reporters on Sunday.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of elaborate
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