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Recent Examples of soap opera
After that gritty, career-defining role, the Bronx native later found work on soap operas such as Guiding Light and One Life to Live.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The only shows running longer are daytime soap operas like General Hospital and Days of Our Lives, which both have more than 50 years under their belts and are still on air.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
Catherine O'Hara, who died suddenly in January, played matriarch Moira Rose, a flamboyant former soap opera star.
—Anthony Mason, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan and the Royal Rift The day will, of course, be about Phillips and Sperling and their union but needless to say many a royal wedding has been overshadowed by family drama in the past and there is the potential for this one to contain some elements of the royal soap opera.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The only shows running longer are daytime soap operas like General Hospital and Days of Our Lives, which both have more than 50 years under their belts and are still on air.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
Catherine O'Hara, who died suddenly in January, played matriarch Moira Rose, a flamboyant former soap opera star.
—Anthony Mason, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan and the Royal Rift The day will, of course, be about Phillips and Sperling and their union but needless to say many a royal wedding has been overshadowed by family drama in the past and there is the potential for this one to contain some elements of the royal soap opera.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soap opera
Noun
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When the basin’s draining began in late March, some in the community worried about turtles being left behind in the sludge.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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First, in the pretreatment step, the sludge was heated to high temperatures and exposed to oxygen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to police, necropsy results for both of the dead dogs revealed a cylindrical obstruction, resembling a corn cob, as well as a black substance consistent with bedding material.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Soap opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soap%20opera. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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