MELODRAMATIZE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

melodramatize

verb

Definition of melodramatize

as in to put on

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Four others from the Bryant pit crew also were fined and put on probation because of their participation in a separate altercation after the conclusion of the second heat race at the Virginia track.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
In order to fill the gap, Overland Park city officials are considering a 10-year sales tax to put on a March special election ballot, Gunja said.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of put on

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And yet the United States and its allies’ current defense architecture overemphasizes exquisite capabilities while their adversaries, namely China and Russia, possess vast industrial capacity to scale military production.

— Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of overemphasize

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In one of two brief speaking appearances during the hearing, Paramount lawyer Joshua Holian played up the value of Miramax, citing Scary Movie‘s nine-figure haul at the box office this year.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Cassavetes played up the conflicting feelings on set and exacerbated them by giving Rowlands and Cassel contradictory directions that constantly set the actors against each other.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of play up

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Several attack ads on Talarico, launched by Republican political action committees, have focused on his past support for transgender youth and accused him of exaggerating his faith to garner the Christian vote.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Accusers were exaggerating or lying outright in pursuit of a payday.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of exaggerate

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As a result, one lead record can understate the number of people involved while overstating the value of a single trackable interaction.

— David Steifman, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Experts, however, question how widespread the fraud in the program is — and whether the administration is overstating its role in the ACA’s enrollment increases.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of overstate

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