playlets

noun

plural of playlet
as in interludes

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  1. interludes
  2. dramas
  3. dramatizations
  4. comedies
  5. musicals
Noun
  • And the folksy score and silly musical interludes help the audience speed through the story at a delightful, oh-so-welcome 78 minutes.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • These dull interludes stop the narrative dead in its tracks, recalling Sean Penn’s purgatorial wanderings in Malick’s The Tree of Life.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of interludes
Noun
  • There is no shortage of crime dramas on television networks and streaming platforms.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Her work as an exec producer on Narcos helped establish the notion that non-English language dramas were palatable to global streaming audiences.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 July 2026
Definition of dramas
Noun
  • Today, the public largely remembers Holmes through magazine covers, courtroom sketches, documentaries, and television dramatizations.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • For Dreams of Violets, every image and person in the film is AI generated, but the dramatizations are based on journalistic reports, photographs and eyewitness accounts from which AI video models were used.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Definition of dramatizations
Noun
  • The film has had the best platform release of the year, reinforcing the urgency for theatrical comedies.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Wet Hot American Summer, the brainchild of several alumni of the beloved sketch troupe The State, is a hilarious and highly specific spoof of late-’70s and early-’80s summer-camp comedies in the vein of Meatballs.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • 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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“Playlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playlets. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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