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playlets

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plural of playlet

as in interludes

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Unfortunately, these were brief interludes in a smorgasbord of as many as six talks delivered with little interruption.

— Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
Additionally, the frequent interludes of dialogue from the Idlewild movie released at the same time don’t add much to the proceedings, and function as more of an inside joke than anything else.

— John Hugar, SPIN, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of interludes

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The one-day event will screen 12 shorts from seven countries, with documentaries, dramas, comedies, animation and experimental pieces in the mix.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Weller had played bit roles in a pair of movies and guested on TV dramas Kojak and Baretta before landing the Mandy role in John Landis’ early-’60s college tale Animal House.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of dramas

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Public figures face a high bar in defamation cases, and courts have afforded dramatizations of real people broad First Amendment protection.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
With each new season, there has been backlash to creative choices made in the dramatizations of these true crime stories.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dramatizations

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The speed and clarity with which Cruise delivers that monologue extends to his interactions with his co-stars in scenes that recall the whip-smart comedies of Preston Sturges in their fast badinage.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Those were both comedies about seismic events; Digger does it differently, a satire of disaster movies that says the real disaster is ourselves.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of comedies

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The school commissions Broadway writers to pen musicals for students each year and recently has added in a new summer musical, where commercial producers can workshop and develop shows.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Founded in 2007 by Gary and Erin Lewis, the company produces stage musicals year-round, as well as musical readings and youth drama education programs.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026

Definition of musicals

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