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Recent Examples of psychodrama
The Tories, as they are known, had descended into a political psychodrama that had delivered four leaders in as many years.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 May 2026
But on a night on which psychodrama only ever felt one mistake away, the mood just about held throughout.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The other is a patchy, unpersuasive psychodrama about the underlying motivations and years-later ramifications of an unspeakable act—or, in this case, an unrealized plan to commit an unspeakable act.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
In exerting this apparent influence, Rubio has somehow avoided becoming either a media fixation or a major player in the right’s unfolding psychodrama.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2025
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 May 2026
But on a night on which psychodrama only ever felt one mistake away, the mood just about held throughout.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The other is a patchy, unpersuasive psychodrama about the underlying motivations and years-later ramifications of an unspeakable act—or, in this case, an unrealized plan to commit an unspeakable act.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
In exerting this apparent influence, Rubio has somehow avoided becoming either a media fixation or a major player in the right’s unfolding psychodrama.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychodrama
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Written and directed by and starring Tommy Wiseau, the melodrama tells the story of a love triangle between a banker, his fiancée, and his best friend.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
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Dressed in a white Hellenic gown, Moore sang the tune with equal melodrama.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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As opposed to tragedy’s narrative arc of historical fate, tragicomedy unfolds in an infinite present.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Set in Shanghai, the film is a tragicomedy about a mother and daughter grieving their loss while trying to act normal.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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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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The tribute also coincided with the 30th anniversary of Larson's groundbreaking musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 1996 before transferring to Broadway and becoming a cultural phenomenon.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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In the audience will be Pink's mother — who took her to shows growing up in Philadelphia, instilling a love of musicals — and Pink's two children, a passing of the musical theater baton.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Netflix also has a pair of strong four-hour adaptations in the harrowing Lord of the Flies and the darkly comic political tragedy of Death by Lightning.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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Since these leaks are invisible and odorless, a portable carbon monoxide detector is the only way to prevent a tragedy.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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The festival will feature Black comedians in Chicago, ranging from improv to musical comedy.—
Felicity Abbott,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Gasteyer and her Most Wonderful Company have teamed up with SuperBloom House and Hollywood Game Night producer Mission Control Media to produce the interactive musical comedy.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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In her performance of Francis Poulenc’s operatic monodrama La Voix Humaine (The Human Voice), Hannigan turned that problem — and many more — into an advantage with a couple of technological aids.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the end of mountain stages, a delicious monodrama always unfolds.—
Thomas Curran,
Time,
8 Aug. 2023
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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
Cite this Entry
“Psychodrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychodrama. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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