docusoap
noun
doc·u·soap
ˈdä-kyə-ˌsōp 
: a TV series in which the real-life activities of a group of people are presented in soap-opera style
Examples of docusoap in a Sentence
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Their surprise split made headlines just as Stause and the rest of the Oppenheim Group agents were filming Netflix’s first English-language docusoap.
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Nardine Saad,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2023
Fans of the real estate docusoap got a sneak peek of the drama to come in the season 6 trailer that premiered exclusively on PEOPLE on May 4.
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Natalia Senanayake,
Peoplemag,
11 May 2023
What’s unfortunate is that this novel stuff comes wrapped in the shiny, same-y packaging of a standard docusoap.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
14 July 2021
Out Friday May 22, the follow-up season to the Netflix docusoap picks up right where season one left off.
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Morgan Baila,
refinery29.com,
22 May 2020
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Nardine Saad,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2023
Fans of the real estate docusoap got a sneak peek of the drama to come in the season 6 trailer that premiered exclusively on PEOPLE on May 4.
—
Natalia Senanayake,
Peoplemag,
11 May 2023
What’s unfortunate is that this novel stuff comes wrapped in the shiny, same-y packaging of a standard docusoap.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
14 July 2021
Out Friday May 22, the follow-up season to the Netflix docusoap picks up right where season one left off.
—
Morgan Baila,
refinery29.com,
22 May 2020
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