Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodramatize
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The home was originally put on the market for $29.9 million in May 2024, but the price was lowered to $24.9 million in October.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025 -
But experts say doing one small thing — such as putting on your sneakers — can kick you into high gear.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Still, whereas poverty has clearly contributed to Boko Haram’s rise, government and civil society actors should avoid overemphasizing its role.—
Michael W. Baca,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2016
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The new council majority has argued that the prior group overemphasized bike transportation, as opposed to vehicles, and note that vehicles are the way that most people get around town.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Balmain’s latest presentation also played up animal prints, particularly zebra — a pattern used by the label’s founder, Pierre Balmain.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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Instead he got shouted at while Trump appeared to play up the drama for the cameras.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Distorted and exaggerated by Weegee’s hand—with grins set in a chilling rictus, or eyes and noses spread wide and pancaked—these idols became monsters.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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Moral panics are created when politicians exaggerate a public concern to manipulate real fears people may have.—
Brittany Friedman,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2025
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There is reason to believe, however, that the economic benefits of golden visas programs are overstated.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
3 Mar. 2025
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However, the report suggests those hardships were overstated as their parent companies and affiliates were raking in billions.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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In a 2018 interview with Stereogum, after announcing their disbandment, Minus the Bear elaborated on their decision to call it quits at the time, citing an uptick in life events, spending time with their families, facing differing creative attitudes, and indulging the possibility of new paths.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2025
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Asking someone to confirm, deny or elaborate on a topic (using less formal language than that, of course!) can be a great way to foster a dialogue.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Melodramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatize. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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