as in theatric
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance
the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences
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Lauren Paley, another fulltime Nashville TikTok creator, has amassed nearly 11 million followers on the platform and posts a mixture of lifestyle content, with a focus on her operatic singing and idyllic family videos.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The list of 21st-century chart sensations who grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is compact but very pertinent to Boone’s ambitions: The retro-fabulist zest of the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, the operatic loquaciousness of Panic!
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti and Canadian rocker Bryan Adams played the venue too.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
With Burton's departure, however, what had been a filmed graphic novel returned to comic-book clashes; Joel Schumacher traded operatic style for sitcom puns well suited to casual video viewing.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 June 2025
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The list of 21st-century chart sensations who grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is compact but very pertinent to Boone’s ambitions: The retro-fabulist zest of the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, the operatic loquaciousness of Panic!
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti and Canadian rocker Bryan Adams played the venue too.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
With Burton's departure, however, what had been a filmed graphic novel returned to comic-book clashes; Joel Schumacher traded operatic style for sitcom puns well suited to casual video viewing.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operatic
Adjective
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How to Train Your Dragon will likely arrive on Peacock around three to four months after its theatrical premiere in June 2025, putting the release date around September or October 2025.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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But theatrical Leo parents may need reminding that rules and structure are essential in parenting too, says Brown.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
15 July 2025
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The past five years have been among the most dramatic: SXSW closed down during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic and did not reopen in person — on a much smaller scale — until 2022.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Whereas the kiss cam scandal offers a catchy story for leadership mishaps when work and family get tangled, most days, family seeps into leadership in less dramatic ways.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operatic. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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