Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodramatize
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Throughout the movie, the men go to work without shirts — their only way to cope with the temperature — but that’s nothing compared to the everyday pressure put on normal citizens under the military dictatorship, whose grip endured for another eight years.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2025 -
And the million-dollar question right now seems to be what dollar amount the city is willing to put on that line item next to ACCA.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
18 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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Hyper-independence happens when a person overemphasizes autonomy, often as a defense mechanism from past hurt, trauma or fear of vulnerability.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Matthew Liberatore is finally playing up to his potential.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The press played up the rivalry over the course of a year, Robins noted, until Van Alen resolved it by having the spire covertly assembled from five parts on the 65th floor and quickly hoisted up in 90 minutes so that competitors would not know its final height until it was completed.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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Coffey seemed to exaggerate it, throwing her hands up while going down.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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The movie exaggerates the struggles Scaravella faced.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
9 May 2025
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Bill Simon, who ran Walmart U.S. from 2010 to 2014, suggests the company may be overstating challenges tied to tariffs.—
Stephanie Landsman,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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Kroger took issue with the findings, saying the investigation greatly overstates the pricing issues.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
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Kelly’s campaign declined to elaborate on what led to the errant announcement, which her team issued Monday morning ahead of an hourlong fireside chat before the City Club of Chicago.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The board did not elaborate on the content of the slander or say what the post and emails said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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“Melodramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatize. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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