MELODRAMATIZE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

melodramatize

verb

Definition of melodramatize

as in to put on

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When mice at Patricia Hunt’s lab at Washington State University began losing fetuses with devastating birth defects — facial deformities and missing hindquarters — or failed to reproduce at all, Hunt immediately put on her detective hat.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Because the products are local, they aren't put on planes or trucks to travel long distances to get here.

— Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of put on

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But whereas weaker seasons have relied on this feeding loop to the point of exhaustion, overemphasizing one side or the other, this time, new challenges keep emerging, giving personality quirks new angles through which to be reflected.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Mishiali’s filmmaking does not overemphasize the brutality of this situation.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 15 July 2026

Definition of overemphasize

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Back in Arsenal colours, playing in the midfield trio which included Myles Lewis-Skelly and Havertz, Nwaneri was the one to find pockets of space to help Arsenal progress play up the pitch.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
The biggest obstacle is going to be ocean gusts that in my experience, played up to three clubs.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of play up

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But on cross-examination, Richards said Colt had exaggerated his mental health symptoms and made things up to try to get a more serious diagnosis.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
The president exaggerated the nation’s manufacturing rebound under his watch and, once more, mocked the affordability crisis that polls suggest is top of mind for many voters.

— Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of exaggerate

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Some political analysts have warned against overstating an ideological divide between Wiener and Chan.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
The Bulls’ reported interest in Mathurin, though, has been overstated, according to a league source who was granted anonymity to describe ongoing deliberations.

— Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of overstate

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