sensationalize
verb
sen·sa·tion·al·ize
sen-ˈsā-sh(ə-)nə-ˌlīz 
sensationalized; sensationalizing
: to present in a sensational manner
Examples of sensationalize in a Sentence
Journalists should report the news accurately without trying to sensationalize it.
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In his unsettling adaptation of Hearst’s autobiography, Schrader never once sensationalizes the heiress’s plight, instead choosing to simply telegraph her limited perspective.
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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Many claim to have knowledge but lack any connection to the truth, while their wild, unfounded theories are cut and sensationalized to appear factual.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
After a local newspaper sensationalized the story, a mob of white Tulsans gathered outside the courthouse, demanding a lynching, according to the report.
—Sabina Ghebremedhin, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
That also affects the public response, sensationalizing the television reporting and democratizing the outcry.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Many claim to have knowledge but lack any connection to the truth, while their wild, unfounded theories are cut and sensationalized to appear factual.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
After a local newspaper sensationalized the story, a mob of white Tulsans gathered outside the courthouse, demanding a lynching, according to the report.
—Sabina Ghebremedhin, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
That also affects the public response, sensationalizing the television reporting and democratizing the outcry.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Sensationalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sensationalize. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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