1
as in theatric
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance
the basketball player's dramatic announcement of his sudden retirement held everybody spellbound
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2
as in theatrical
given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting
oh, don't be so dramatic, and just tell us, without the pregnant pauses, what happened
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as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
a dramatic drop in the temperature overnight
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Recent Examples of dramatic
Boeser loaded up and blasted a rocket slap shot to tie it up in dramatic fashion with 2.7 seconds remaining.
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The result of such a dramatic step is an even deeper slide toward authoritarian rule in Turkey, where an entire generation knows no other leader than Mr. Erdoğan – yet where his lock on politics is increasingly rejected by voters.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
Despite the dramatic downsizing, the agency continues to oversee vital federal funding programs for schools.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Her makeup included bold brows and dramatic eyes with a smokey effect.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The result of such a dramatic step is an even deeper slide toward authoritarian rule in Turkey, where an entire generation knows no other leader than Mr. Erdoğan – yet where his lock on politics is increasingly rejected by voters.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025
Despite the dramatic downsizing, the agency continues to oversee vital federal funding programs for schools.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Her makeup included bold brows and dramatic eyes with a smokey effect.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatic
Adjective
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Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, ad commitments to streaming video hubs rose a noticeable 35.3%, hiking to $11.1 billion from $8.2 billion in the previous market.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The pair will look to find Stelly high-profile projects for streamers, studios and theatrical release.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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Beginning March 31, Cinema United is bringing together the folks who represent all those screens for CinemaCon, which is the annual convention in which the studios show off their upcoming theatrical slates to entice those theater owners to book their movies on their screens.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As a growing number of prominent 2021 campaign supporters have defected to rally behind Cuomo, Adams isn’t ruling out running as an independent in November’s general mayoral election in addition to the Democratic primary.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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As Ukraine’s artillery production likely now outpaces its losses, combined with its domestic shell production, artillery should return to playing a very prominent role in the conflict.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, McDonald’s operatic soprano does much of that bridging work, connecting her Rose not to the bright trumpet hotcha of vaudeville but to the mad arias of Lucia di Lammermoor.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
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Which is all the more remarkable considering five years ago, the pandemic brought education in the U.S. to a grinding halt and, in many places, achievement still hasn't rebounded.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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It’s been remarkable how much the Company has grown and succeeded over that period.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Despite entering the final round four shots back, McIlroy held a commanding three-shot lead on the back nine.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday, the Israeli commanding officers visited and assessed the buffer zone.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His double casting is an impressive stunt, somehow both meaningless and mesmerizing.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Betts leads her team in scoring with 19.7 points per game, shooting an impressive 63.2% from the field.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Rylance carries a striking and beautiful complexity across the series.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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The sport is seemingly designed to cater to the combat sport fan who doesn’t want to see the grappling associated with MMA, but would prefer to see more action and striking variation than traditional boxing.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Dramatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatic. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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