Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodramatize
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That now could be something Harbaugh puts on his list of what to change.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026 -
After the league break, however, Wagner’s season was put on hold again for six more weeks.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Inherent in their definition is a sense of shared fate—a counter to a version of food consumption that overemphasizes individual choice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Paternalistic tactics, such as overemphasizing IUDs and implants, undermined young people’s reproductive health preferences and goals.—
Riley J. Steiner,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The guard can play up to 12 regular-season games this season while on a development contract.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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The children’s books, which largely attribute poverty in Vietnam to its communist government, also simplify history to play up communist aggression in the civil war—while omitting the extensive role that the United States military played in the conflict.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Someone could leave out important details, exaggerate or accidentally confuse you without meaning to.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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The league decided to introduce postgame flop fines in the 2012-13 season where plays were reviewed after games and those individuals were fined for exaggerating contact.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Saka’s importance to this Arsenal side cannot be overstated.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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The 98-day supply of other oil products may overstate the amount of usable oil, Grigsby said in a note seen by Fortune.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Afterward, the coach elaborated.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Instructure didn’t elaborate on the nature of the vulnerability.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
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“Melodramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatize. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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