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playlet

noun

Definition of playlet

as in interlude

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Recent Examples of playlet The novelty of a concrete pier was celebrated in a September 1909 gala opening, with a playlet starring Queen Santa Monica and Rex Neptune. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024 The playlets each have from one to three actors in them and are each inspired by, but not about, a different painting. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024 The chance to do more of it presented itself during the pandemic, when Monahon worked on virtual playlets for the 24 Hour Plays. — Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023 Shaffer had seen in Pushkin’s playlet the rudiments of a grand spectacle, framed, like so many of his plays, as a duel between two men of different generations. — Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022

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Noun

What follows is a heady mixture of grief, desire, fantasy, and dance, complete with elaborate musical interludes and a delirious homage to Dirty Dancing.

— Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
What might feel like a few seconds to the user is in actuality a long interlude of silent tapping.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of interlude

Noun

The film includes extensive dramatizations immersing viewers in this almost unimaginable story.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
In this dramatization of the notorious case, Courtney Love was praised for her nuanced portrayal of Kitty Menendez.

— Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dramatization

Noun

There’s drama everywhere at the Ritz-Carlton, with canopy-height structures of dark wood housing everything from boutiques to restaurants and even the lobby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
There’s likely to be more drama for Democratic positions lower on the ladder, largely for challenges to sitting committee leaders.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of drama

Noun

That production is the wrinkle that elevates Seventhirty’s lyrics from modern dating podcast material to pure melodrama.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
At times, the dynamic between father and son can feel drowned in melodrama, but Abrams and Brolin are able to reel in their gutsy performances to portray a troubled relationship that’s still grounded in love.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of melodrama

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