Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodramatizing
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Still, experts warn that there is such a thing as overemphasizing the data and getting bogged down by less-than-optimal scores.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2025
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Depending on how your body responds, that could manifest as either shedding or putting on pounds.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
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Each residence is just steps away from the beach, so close that putting on shoes would be foolish.—
Alex Postman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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While open shelves can create an airy feel and provide storage surfaces in a visually appealing way, overdoing the look isn't practical, or in keeping with the current bathroom trends.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Smekkers are incredibly insulating without overdoing it—and without getting itchy, either.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2026
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Allegations that are now spreading online could be misinterpreting records or exaggerating minor issues — or could be exposing actual fraudulent activity.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Studies have found that companies tend to buy cheap, low-quality carbon credits, which run a risk of exaggerating their carbon reduction claims or providing results that would have happened anyway, leaving no real climate benefit.—
Brian P. McCullough,
The Conversation,
10 Dec. 2025
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En route to his Week 10 assignment in Tampa in 2001, Fox’s lead NFL analyst may have been preaching to the choir—the reporter who took down those words was with the Chicago Tribune—but the big fella seated at the front of the Madden Cruiser wasn’t just playing up the hype man role.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Even as wedding registries shift and honeymoon funds replace fine china, antique case pieces and modern iterations of china cabinets are on the rise again—dovetailing with modern maximalism’s emphasis on playing up your home’s personality and the design world’s recent sweet spot for nostalgia.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2026
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With the Heat at 22-20, Spoelstra is not overstating where his team stands.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2026
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That might be overstating things a bit (especially for a few coaches, ahem, Jim Harbaugh).—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In addition to recentering the story, the new show shies away from violence on screen, so as to avoid sensationalizing Gacy.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
13 Nov. 2025
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Notoriety trailed Woodhull through her life, but, rather than sensationalizing her scandals, Collinsworth highlights Woodhull’s flair for reinvention, and her drive to set the terms by which she would be remembered.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Melodramatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatizing. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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