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Recent Examples of dramatize
Robber Robber don’t relive their apartment fire in literal terms on the album or dramatize the months spent living out of suitcases.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
The movie’s attempts to dramatize her history of near-violence feel perfunctory to the point of incuriosity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
With Trump back in office, American audiences are understandably more closely watching films from distant lands that dramatize authoritarianism, seeking clues from those nations’ past to understand our present.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
There was no contradiction for these women in using sacred imagery to dramatize erotic love, or Scripture to sanctify desire.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
The movie’s attempts to dramatize her history of near-violence feel perfunctory to the point of incuriosity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
With Trump back in office, American audiences are understandably more closely watching films from distant lands that dramatize authoritarianism, seeking clues from those nations’ past to understand our present.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
There was no contradiction for these women in using sacred imagery to dramatize erotic love, or Scripture to sanctify desire.
—Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatize
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The characters can be flawed, and cars can crash, McDermott says, but NASCAR wanted race scenes to look authentic and was adamant that the series not depict anyone driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Chong, 104 minutes Pixar’s latest family-friendly charmer depicts a land war — over a patch of earth that was once occupied by beavers and other wildlife and that human developers are eager to blow up for a highway.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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Dever continues to be represented by attorney Fred Toczek.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority found that Louisiana district represented by Democrat Cleo Fields relied too heavily on race.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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While Katy Perry imagined her dress with a gothic, futuristic accent, Emma Watson interpreted the theme by wearing a dress made of water bottles.—
Blanche Marcel,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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Traditional measures of student ability are becoming harder to interpret.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The film stars renegade country singer Elizabeth Cook as a fictionalized version of herself, portraying an artist navigating midlife while contending with an industry that has never fully embraced her.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, director Antoine Fuqua made the conscious decision to use CGI to portray the chimpanzee.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Deputies rendered medical aid; however, one man and the woman succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps Pfleger would be well advised to stick to his faith and his flock and to render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, rather than to continue to pontificate from the pulpit — or even the paper.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Failure to enact required changes could result in big fines.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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At a time when states are enacting an anti-voting agenda to limit who can participate in elections, Maryland must set the standard for an inclusive democracy, not falling short of it.—
Nicole D. Porter,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said in a statement that the renowned performing artist will offer a thrilling glimpse into the minds of newsmakers.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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If something feels like a power struggle, don’t perform your way through it.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Officials say that general counsel Karen Buffkin will serve in an acting leadership role to ensure continuity of operations while the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education determines next steps in the selection of new leadership.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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To sniff out the atomic hydrogen — the more diffuse, cooler gas that acts as the initial, sprawling reservoir for future star formation — the team harnessed the immense power of China's Five Hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST).—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Dramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatize. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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