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Adjective
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Lamps and fittings in bedrooms can easily be dimmed using an iPad, creating more theatrical mood settings than a stage lighting console.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026 -
The dress has a mermaid silhouette and straight strapless neckline, which allowed for a theatrical play of volume and dramatic texture.—
Pamela Vázquez,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The championship matchup last year ended with as much dramatic flair as possible.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2026
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Bryce Harper then hit a two-run home run to tie the game, setting up the ninth inning for Venezuela’s dramatic win, when Eugenio Suarez hit what would be a game-winning double to drive in Javier Sanoja for a 3-2 lead.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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My mother was two parents in one, both male (decisive and withholding) and female (melodramatic and fanciful) at the same time.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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But many of Hoover’s fans outright rejected it for glossing over gritty details like the family struggling with finances for full focus on the teenage love story, posting viral videos of audiences laughing at melodramatic scenes in the theater.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Through no fault of Newton’s, Faith functions less as a second protagonist than a prop to give Grace more emotional investment in the proceedings by saddling her with guilt over their estrangement or opportunities to nobly sacrifice herself.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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The eight include physical, but also spiritual, social, environmental, occupational, financial, emotional and intellectual.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His characters included Gayle Waters-Waters, a histrionic suburban woman based, in part, on his own mother, who co-starred as Gayle’s friend Bonnie.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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The gap between how Trump is perceived by some Republicans (strong and confident) and his actual persona (overwrought and histrionic) is large.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One of the newest bands on the Street Mob roster, the quartet has stood out for its smoother, more sentimental approach to música mexicana — and for the wildly likable onstage presence of singer and frontman Gustavo Raya-García.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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Exceptions To My Closet Clean-Out Rule The only exceptions to my rule are extremely sentimental and/or dressy pieces.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Hyperemotional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperemotional. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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