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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.
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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
Its young playwrights, particularly Mr. Patrick, churned out plays, playlets and monologues akin to TikToks, Don Shewey, an author and theater critic, said in a phone interview.
—Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
Its young playwrights, particularly Mr. Patrick, churned out plays, playlets and monologues akin to TikToks, as Don Shewey, the author and theater critic, said in a phone interview.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 2 May 2023
The video is a two-hander playlet.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 24 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
In the second playlet, Visitor from Hollywood, Broderick swaps the starchy gray business suit for mod plaid pants, a rust hipster jacket and turtleneck sweater, as well as mutton-chop sideburns, to play Jesse Kiplinger, the Midas Touch producer who has never made a movie that lost money.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2022
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
Its young playwrights, particularly Mr. Patrick, churned out plays, playlets and monologues akin to TikToks, Don Shewey, an author and theater critic, said in a phone interview.
—Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
Its young playwrights, particularly Mr. Patrick, churned out plays, playlets and monologues akin to TikToks, as Don Shewey, the author and theater critic, said in a phone interview.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 2 May 2023
The video is a two-hander playlet.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 24 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
In the second playlet, Visitor from Hollywood, Broderick swaps the starchy gray business suit for mod plaid pants, a rust hipster jacket and turtleneck sweater, as well as mutton-chop sideburns, to play Jesse Kiplinger, the Midas Touch producer who has never made a movie that lost money.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playlet
Noun
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Across the Columbus Blue Jackets’ quarter-century of play — the too-few triumphs, the too many tragedies and a millennium’s worth of drama — the final days of Mike Babcock’s coaching tenure in September 2023 might be the most bizarre interlude.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Rather than trading bars, JAŸ-Z and Eminem will reportedly appear on an interlude paying tribute to Rakim’s influence on rap music.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
10 June 2026
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In this dramatization, Rosemary will be played by Lydia Peckham and Tipper Seifert-Cleveland.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Blending meticulous research with dramatization, the movie spotlights behind-the-scenes tensions among rival forecasters and the trauma of the disastrous rehearsal Exercise Tiger.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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But if the first charter is any indication, Coop will not be creating any drama this season.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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If power dynamics flare, stay steady and name your bottom line without drama, with calm timing.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Demi gets in some sharp one-liners and fun physical-comedy bits throughout the rest of the episode.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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In 2024, Rauch and Nayyar reunited on-screen during his season 2 guest appearance on the comedy.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Other landmark credits include ensemble buddy, road trip, coming-of-age film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), directed by Zoya Akhtar, and family melodrama Kabhi Khushi Khabhie Gham (2001), directed by Karan Johar.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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The emotion that the melodrama required was happening.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Noun
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These blunders were a tragicomedy—a circus act entirely devoid of peanuts or joy.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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New art forms also emerged, such as the tragicomedy—a play or novel consisting of both comedic and tragic elements.—
Tham Thi Nguyen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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“Playlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playlet. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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