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sensationalizes

verb , present tense third-person singular of sensationalize

Synonyms and Antonyms of sensationalizes

disapproving to describe or show something in a way that makes it seem more shocking than it really is

Journalists should report the news accurately without trying to sensationalize it.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of sensationalizes

melodramatizes, overemphasizes, overplays

exaggerates, overdoes, overdraws, overstates, puts on

colors, elaborates, embellishes, embroiders, magnifies, pads, plays up, stretches

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of sensationalizes

belittles, minimizes, plays down

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