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Recent Examples of soap opera
After graduation, her first onscreen role was in a 1984 episode of the soap opera The Edge of Night.
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
All of these have long been part of her life due to her profession, which dates back to her graduating from the Boston University College of Fine Arts in 1983 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater and her turns acting on soap operas like The Edge of Night and As the World Turns through the 1980s.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In the United States, the Epstein scandal has devolved into a mere political soap opera, in which the victims are largely forgotten and Trump is so far unscathed.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Though the idea of a cat watching a soap opera might seem like light-hearted fiction, the cat's fascination with the screen may have a scientific explanation.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Rice, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
All of these have long been part of her life due to her profession, which dates back to her graduating from the Boston University College of Fine Arts in 1983 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater and her turns acting on soap operas like The Edge of Night and As the World Turns through the 1980s.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In the United States, the Epstein scandal has devolved into a mere political soap opera, in which the victims are largely forgotten and Trump is so far unscathed.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Though the idea of a cat watching a soap opera might seem like light-hearted fiction, the cat's fascination with the screen may have a scientific explanation.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soap opera
Noun
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Candy corn does well in the Midwest and South, and the Northeast is especially sweet on Sour Patch Kids.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Barthel Fruit Farm Barthel Fruit Farm offers both apple-picking and pumpkin-picking, along with a corn maze to explore.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by toxic sludge on its floor.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Soap opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soap%20opera. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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