melodramatized

verb

Definition of melodramatizednext
past tense of melodramatize
as in overemphasized

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  1. put on
  2. overstated
  3. elaborated
Verb
  • Amazing producers are forever putting on amazing events.
    Helen Croydon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • After the New England Patriots’ final game of the season, Drake Maye put on a hoodie and a jacket, said congratulations to Joe Milton on an impressive performance in a mostly meaningless game and headed out the door into an offseason when everything is about to change.
    Chad Graff, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of put on
Verb
  • Could the pre-election polling have overstated the Republican edge in party ID?
    Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The importance of captaincy can be overstated at times.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of overstated
Verb
  • In his own words, the New York native elaborated on establishing his faith while actively working in the entertainment industry.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This is a perfectly passable one-sentence summary of Keynesianism, the theory elaborated by JM Keynes in his big book of 1936, the General Theory.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of elaborated
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“Melodramatized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatized. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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