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Recent Examples of soap-operatic
Coming into this season, the natural question is whether this cast can achieve the same soap-operatic appeal.
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soap-operatic
Adjective
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Instead, this campy and melodramatic action flick from 1993 mutated into an immersive research experience for me that was firmly anchored in the global pop culture of the time.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Rather than melodramatic views of the ship at sea, the first scenes captured intimate moments with a handful of passengers.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Wash them well in hot, soapy water and then dip them in one gallon of cool water and one tablespoon of regular, unscented bleach.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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After taking care to wash down and sanitize any surfaces used to rinse the ribs or surfaces near the rinsing area, wash your hands with hot, soapy water for at least 20 seconds.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Scrub the day away with this gentle sudsy soap, which comes in multiple scents (including fragrance free) and sizes, and is great even as the kids grow.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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From an axe to a sudsy bar of soap, the thing that appears on each cover is drawn from a story, poem, or essay in the issue and could be recognizable anywhere.—
Kei Lim
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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“Soap-operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soap-operatic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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