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as in theatre
the public performance of plays
he has been interested in drama from the first time he ever saw a play
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as in play
a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage
wrote a police drama that really captured the speech of cops and criminals
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Recent Examples of drama
There is never a more exciting time in college basketball than March Madness, so tune in to catch all the drama and potential upsets.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the series, Severance is an Apple TV+ drama set in a near-future where employees undergo a radical procedure to split their memories between work and personal life.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The timing has raised eyebrows, especially with all the recent buzz around Taylor’s alleged friendship drama with longtime bestie Blake Lively.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
This scenery became the setting for the 2015 marital drama By the Sea, written, directed by, and starring Jolie and produced by and starring Pitt.
—AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the series, Severance is an Apple TV+ drama set in a near-future where employees undergo a radical procedure to split their memories between work and personal life.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The timing has raised eyebrows, especially with all the recent buzz around Taylor’s alleged friendship drama with longtime bestie Blake Lively.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2025
This scenery became the setting for the 2015 marital drama By the Sea, written, directed by, and starring Jolie and produced by and starring Pitt.
—AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drama
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On Tuesday, the lottery also announced mega changes to the game that will more than double the price of a ticket to $5 per play.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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Glover performed in hundreds of plays, appearing on Broadway opposite Bette Davis in Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana in 1961 and alongside Anne Bancroft in Mother Courage and Her Children in 1963.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Mar. 2025
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Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd’s horror comedy Death of a Unicorn is new in theaters this weekend.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kaczmarek bounced between film, television, and theater following Malcolm's bow.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Finally, Winter Park Playhouse has cemented its lineup of new musicals that will receive staged readings at the Florida Festival of New Musicals.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Both theaters have also staged musicals in the past.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Key moments in the careers of Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Ice-T, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Courtney Love, and many more played out on its stages, as chronicled in the excellent new oral-history book Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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Lap 110: Chase Elliott has held the lead since restarting on the front row following the stage break.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2025
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This dramatization of John F. Kennedy’s heroics during World War II was accused of hagiography when it was released, five months before Kennedy was shot in Dallas.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2025
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True crime and scammer stories are rife with shocking details ideal for dramatization.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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This is likely due to L-citrulline's role in nitric oxide production.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Damon brings a haunted intensity to the role, and Liman, who struggled with the studio throughout production, directs with style and grit.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Smashing a watermelon with a giant mallet to the messy delight of audiences, Leo Gallagher became one of the biggest comedy acts of the 1980s and shot to superstardom.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Again, there’s no hard and fast definition for what constitutes a dumb comedy.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The rush occurred mere weeks before Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach’s planned announcement of their spa updates; the tragedy in Los Angeles simply moved up the timeline for the quiet, coastal community’s merits as a luxury wellness hub.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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And that March, tragedy struck when three people died in a fatal crowd surge at her concert with Finesse2tymes in Rochester, N.Y.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drama. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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