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Recent Examples of soap opera
Saul of the Mole Men (2007) Part Land of the Lost homage, part soap opera, all gross-out stoner comedy, Craig Lewis’s Saul of the Mole Men helped usher in Adult Swim’s live-action fare.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Like most soap operas, long hours and intense pacing are part of the job.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
Following a devastating turn on The Wire, Jordan played up the drama on the ABC soap opera All My Children.
—Ken Simmons, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Thus far, Chinese companies like ReelShort have made a killing with trashy, soap opera-grade projects done in vertical videos of just a couple of minutes in length, all of which are designed to be addictive and sold to viewers in micro-transactions.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Like most soap operas, long hours and intense pacing are part of the job.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
Following a devastating turn on The Wire, Jordan played up the drama on the ABC soap opera All My Children.
—Ken Simmons, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Thus far, Chinese companies like ReelShort have made a killing with trashy, soap opera-grade projects done in vertical videos of just a couple of minutes in length, all of which are designed to be addictive and sold to viewers in micro-transactions.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soap opera
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The second is a 100-day sludge line that will poison the reserves oil-hungry nations are racing to drain.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The smog season regularly did a number on our mile-high mountains, wrapping them in a brown cloak of invisibility until wind and rain swept the sludge away.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Can of corn Gavin McVey was sitting in the left field stands with his mom, Celeste, brother Mason and friend David Maya when Padres outfielder Ramon Laureano launched a pitch from Tigers reliever Drew Anderson just inside the foul pole in the seventh inning for a solo homer.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ethanol is brewed from corn, supporting crop prices and thereby helping grain farmers.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Soap opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soap%20opera. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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