dramaturgic

variants or dramaturgical

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramaturgic
Adjective
  • At the mention of Welsh’s name the room burst into applause and an emotional standing ovation.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Celebrity Style Palmer is going viral for her emotional acceptance speech celebrating Black community.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • More emotional scenes, however, feel hammy and didactic, heavy on the telling over the showing (and that telling hinges on being damn blunt about the whole thing, to boot).
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Every actor’s Hamlet is theirs and theirs alone, and Olivier’s is big and hammy and searing and often quite devastating.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • Admittedly, Cowboy Bebop appeared in the wondrous Super Robot Wars T and was masterfully handled.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Importantly, this species challenges the practice of flattening nature’s wondrous diversity into two categories, male and female.
    Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Another mentioned a different kind of bias potentially at play: the grudge theatrical stalwarts still hold against Netflix.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The rhyming tale of Old Mother Hubbard and her hungry (and quite theatrical dog) continues for many more verses after the empty cupboard revelation.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • One pole of the action is the Green Dolphin Hotel, where Hezekiah and Alec finally find a place to land, and where Hezekiah’s ability to speak Chinese, a legacy from a Chinese grandmother, endears him to the proprietor, Mr. Lao (Jason Tobin, quiet and wonderful); some Elephants are around as well.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Parker Hall The Best MagSafe Accessories for Your New iPhone The weird, wonderful world of MagSafe accessories can make your smartphone feel modular.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Glenelg Country, which got a sensational 33-point performance from senior star Pat Curtin, fell to 20-7.
    Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In one day alone, the actor wore five separate outfits—ranging from a sensational Alexander McQueen shearling coat to a mod Celine skirt suit and a brown leather Loewe trapeze jacket.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There are much more exciting names rumoured to be available — Seth Jones and Bowen Byram come to mind — who don’t protect the slot as well as Ristolainen has this season.
    Murat Ates, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • For now, the idea of Martian beaches and waves offers an exciting glimpse into the planet’s ancient history — and its potential to have once supported life.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Stunning sunset views, wild horses galloping through the salty spray, and majestic sand dunes rising into the clear blue sky—every scene is more spectacular than the last.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The 30-year-old defensive end has been solid, if not spectacular.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Dramaturgic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramaturgic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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