playlets

noun

Definition of playletsnext
plural of playlet
as in interludes

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  1. interludes
  2. dramas
  3. comedies
Noun
  • The faces look incredible, even in close-up cinematic interludes, but what really caught my eye was the lighting.
    Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Amplifying the sporting atmosphere are brief interludes during which the screens turn to squint-inducing flashes of orange and blue soundtracked by moody disruptions of electronic sound.
    Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of interludes
Noun
  • While technically a chapter of Steve McQueen's straight-to-streaming Small Axe, few recent-era courtroom dramas feel as cinematic, getting its name from the titular Notting Hill restaurant in London—a hub for activists in the late 60s.
    Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • No one foresaw the runaway success of Squid Game, which was meant to be, like other South Korean dramas, a one-off.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of dramas
Noun
  • But the category — which for the past 60 years has crowned a single winner among comedies and musicals — hasn’t always experienced smooth sailing.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Yes, both are comedies set in the City of Brotherly Love, which happens to be the hometown of both Abbott creator-star Quinta Brunson and her Sunny counterpart Rob McElhenney.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of comedies
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