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
  • Toward the end of a long, fruitless pitch meeting with a gaggle of writer-animators, Nickelodeon executive Mary Harrington put on Bartlett’s show reel.
    — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Empress is putting on her royal dress for the final time.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 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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  • The Panthers did generate 11 shots on goal while playing up an attacker, 10 of which came on the three power plays in the third period.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The hotel plays up its proximity to ACL Live, with framed photographs of the show and an Austin City Limits coffee table book of images captured by the same photographer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of play up
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  • Attorneys who represent officers that have sued the department over whistleblower retaliation dismiss the claim by Chief Jim McDonnell and others that some cops are exaggerating their claims in pursuit of a big payday.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Over 80 million American adults hide their religious disbelief or exaggerate their faith.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of exaggerate
Verb
  • Griffin’s representatives say concerns about noise are overstated.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Cory Harris, a lobbyist for state-legal cannabis operators, suggested that dire predictions about its effect on the intoxicating hemp industry are overstated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of overstate
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  • Jennifer De Angelo Baxter, a Virginia public school teacher, handcrafts elaborate creations while managing her rare condition.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Guadagnino elaborated on his feelings about AI during the Q&A.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of elaborate
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“Melodramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatize. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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