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as in theatric
given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting
our office drama queen yet again made the melodramatic declaration that he couldn't take it anymore and was quitting
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as in theatrical
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance
he gave his usual melodramatic speech that he had learned his lesson and thereafter would always pay his bills on time
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Recent Examples of melodramatic
There’s a lot of melodramatic potential in this material — particularly one late-breaking narrative development that has felled many talented artists in the past.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
But melodramatic fantasies about the end can also serve as a kind of lurid distraction from some of the more persistent problems at hand.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Movies in this questionably political category tend to feature othered people dealing with some melodramatic version of struggle.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead, their presence tips the narrative into something both more melodramatic and more conventional, with blazing showdowns and a climax of moral retribution worthy of Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
But melodramatic fantasies about the end can also serve as a kind of lurid distraction from some of the more persistent problems at hand.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Movies in this questionably political category tend to feature othered people dealing with some melodramatic version of struggle.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead, their presence tips the narrative into something both more melodramatic and more conventional, with blazing showdowns and a climax of moral retribution worthy of Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodramatic
Adjective
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The release will blend traditional theatrical methods with innovative Direct To Audience strategies, redefining the distribution landscape for independent films.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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The team’s credits encompass decades of work on theatrical trailers.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That was a dramatic increase from the $32 million in sponsorship money the federation earned the year before.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The attack marks a dramatic change in Dana for the episodes to come, LaNasa says.—
Ashley Boucher,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 12-minute-and-then-some song starts off with a progressive folk feel and an angelically operatic high wail — think Joni Mitchell meets Fairport Convention — only to move, by the track’s halfway mark.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The fights based on interpersonal drama can feel just as operatic as any hallucinogenic nightmare brought on by a mysterious woodland entity.—
Esther Zuckerman,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Melodramatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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