Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodramatize
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The recurring event was first launched in 2013 and is put on by a collective that includes DJ Oscar Nunez, DJ Adam Rhodes and illustrator Mohammed Fayaz.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
3 Nov. 2025 -
That election resulted in five directors being put on the nine-member board.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Leaders often overemphasize vision while neglecting those details.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Vancouver overemphasized size and physicality when building its second and third pairs, which led to a bottom four that was slow, lacked puck-moving skills, and was often hemmed in defensively.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The third component will play up Events and Storytelling.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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And thus concludes our all-too-brief journey into Campy Flouncing, a modality of the show that was very played up in marketing materials.—
Lily Osler,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Lightspeed survey shows 84% of shoppers believe retailers inflate prices ahead of the sales to exaggerate discounts.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tainy’s Prometheus — is portrayed by Feid, dressed in an oversized leather coat and lit in a manner that exaggerates his grills in an eerie way.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some argue that the centrality of conflict and aggression in human evolutionary history is overstated and even misconstrued.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Colin Murphy, co-director of UC Davis’ Energy Futures Research Program at the Institute of Transportation Studies, said that may be overstated.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Police did not elaborate on what led to the fatal incident.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The mayor did not elaborate on what those Islamic terror attacks had to do with Mamdani, who would be the city’s first Muslim mayor.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Melodramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatize. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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