MELODRAMATIZE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

melodramatize

verb

Definition of melodramatize

as in to put on

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Humphreys' execution was put on hold previously due to questions over the clemency process.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
For that, Steven Teuber has been put on probation by a Pinellas County court and suspended as an attorney by the state Supreme Court.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 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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Meanwhile, third wife Iya Femi (Bimbo Ademoye) is the most cunning and ruthless in trying to defend her position within the household, playing up to Iya Segi’s schemes as her most willing conspirator.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Paye’s pocket-pushing and motor really played up in these situations.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of play up

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Although drawing a straight line from the uprising to election results would overstate the evidence, in 2017, Vi Lyles became Charlotte’s first Black woman mayor and voters elected five new City Council members — all younger than 40.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
There is no reason to overstate the significance of the ratings decline.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of overstate

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The company did not disclose data quantifying the shift toward maximalism or elaborate on how the two groups divided the development process.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
The university did not elaborate on other queries sent, including what happens if a student does not clear the Samsung employment process.

— Lim Hui Jie,Miko Jang, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

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