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Recent Examples of dramatize
Instead, the case of Mahler-Werfel dramatizes how opportunity, environment, and other contingencies shape artistic careers.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The latter is of greater concern to this broadly existential film about art’s capacity to defy the inherent loneliness of being alive and connect people even in times of profound isolation, but the former is a lot more fun to dramatize here.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
Does your child tend to dramatize life events, painstakingly detail their life on social media, or seek constant attention and validation—especially online?
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Dec. 2024
In our age of self-kneecapping carefulness, Wohl both takes risks and dramatizes the moral dilemma of taking them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The latter is of greater concern to this broadly existential film about art’s capacity to defy the inherent loneliness of being alive and connect people even in times of profound isolation, but the former is a lot more fun to dramatize here.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
Does your child tend to dramatize life events, painstakingly detail their life on social media, or seek constant attention and validation—especially online?
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Dec. 2024
In our age of self-kneecapping carefulness, Wohl both takes risks and dramatizes the moral dilemma of taking them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatize
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Originally attributed to Pieter Pourbus, a Flemish Renaissance artist who worked in Bruges during the 16th century, the painting depicts an austere man and his young daughter in matching ruffs.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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No situation depicted that more than Trump and Vance's Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this month, where the three men got into a shouting match in front of the media over the prospects of a ceasefire deal to end the war in Ukraine.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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In Figure 2, red dots represent safety or operational events.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even so, those figures represent a sharp recovery from early January, when statewide snowpack measured just 2.7 inches — only 10% of the April 1 average and 28% of normal for that date.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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They’re required to see the race from inside the car (immersed in the on-track action), but also from the pits (making tactical adjustments) and from the operations center (where analysts interpret vast streams of data).—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Supreme Court curbed agency power over regulations The growing conflict between Trump's executive branch and the judiciary comes a year after the Supreme Court overturned a 40-year precedent that held courts should defer to agency expertise in interpreting ambiguous federal laws.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Good American Family, released on March 19, stars Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass as Kristine and Michael Barnett, while 27-year-old Imogen Faith Reid portrays Natalia.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Rather, this musical is structured as a series of vignettes and relies on colorful images, repetitive language and whimsical movement to portray a community of dogs at work and play.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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There is no reason to say that the current challenges render AI’s implementation impossible.—
William Tarr,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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That renders every emotional moment (what made the original Lion King so terrific) utterly lifeless.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the underlying actuarial assumptions of Social Security when it was enacted, apparently, was that the government wouldn’t be paying a whole lot of money to a whole lot of retirees.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Illinois, California and Minnesota have enacted laws protecting the earnings of young creators, and Minnesota's law includes a similar provision to Utah's that allows content featuring minors to be taken down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Zetterlund performed well enough on the top line, firing two shots on net with a 52.63 Corsi rating at five-on-five.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Leave a comment View Comments Unwind back to standing, then perform the movement, rotating to the left.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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The new Staple store at 21 Mercer Street acts as a community hub, incubating culture for generations to come.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Strong antivirus software acts as a digital shield, safeguarding against potential infections that could compromise personal data or device security.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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