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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playlets
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The series will essentially explore the origins of Pennywise, using the book’s five interludes as a blueprint.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Still, the season hits several hallmarks that have come to define the series, including warped timelines and unexpected musical interludes.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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Such lofty throughlines are an important element of HBO prestige dramas and great crime thrillers.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Though his meticulous style might seem tailor-made for prestige dramas centered on the exceedingly affluent, storytelling remains his true focus.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood streamers and studios seemingly can't resist such tales, which explains the boom of true crime documentaries and dramatizations over the past decade.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Yes, House of Guinness is based on the real-life history of the Guinness family, though, as is true of many dramatizations, certain liberties have been taken.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Audiences will come back to theaters for high-concept comedies that speak to a lot of people, like The Hangover or Wedding Crashers.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Game night flies by in a montage — the crutch of comedies that can’t sustain conversations and jokes at the same time (or, to be fair, feel crunched for time).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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The performers in the touring casts of Broadway musicals often follow strikingly similar paths from high school to hit show — hours spent practicing show tunes with vocal coaches, years of dance classes, roles in a dozen amateur musical theater productions.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Playlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playlets. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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