Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodramatize
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The DoorDash driver told the man to put on some clothes, but the man ignored her for a couple of seconds and stood by the door naked while giggling, the complaint says.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 May 2025 -
After Chelsea’s first game of the season, boss Enzo Maresca had tried to put on a brave face.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Drag Race can overemphasize the evolution a queen has gone through between seasons, but Aja has actually had one.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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Moser says that American leaders have overemphasized college to the detriment of vocational training and that the U.S. system of apprenticeships pales in comparison with the ones in countries like Germany and Switzerland.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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Florida will play up to three games of the best-of-7 series against the Edmonton Oilers on home ice at Sunrise’s Amerant Bank Arena — Game 3 on Monday, June 9; Game 4 on Thursday, June 12; and Game 6 (if necessary) on Tuesday, June 17.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Chinese state media has long played up gun violence in the U.S. and portrayed America as a dangerous place.—
Rajesh Roy,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Trump has long been known for his tendency to exaggerate crowd sizes at his rallies and public events, a pattern that dates back to his very first days in office.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Another hurdle is getting buy-in from red states, where many politicians have espoused the view that hate crimes and domestic terrorism concerns are exaggerated by liberals to police conservative thought.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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An earlier report by the Sentinel about the experience of another Hope Florida client, touted in an online magazine, found the claims did not match what the woman said actually happened, overstating the help she was given.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), however, said in a statement that the report overstates the role of farming and agricultural practices in making kids sick.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 May 2025
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Please inform and elaborate on that topic through the comment section below, especially if the topic is ticket prices.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The questions are constant, implicit, teasing, elaborated rather than answered in the dark mirror of life writing.—
Book Marks
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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“Melodramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatize. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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