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Recent Examples of melodrama
Even though that absolutely would be the thing that’s haunting these doctors (and Dr. Odyssey, to be fair), the trouble is that it’s played with roughly the same amount of melodrama in The Pitt as when a similar story appears in a Ryan Murphy show.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Diversity, equity, and inclusion melodramas mean nothing to them.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
There’s lots of melodrama, noir imagery and neon lighting.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
His television series Twin Peaks (1990–91, 2017) further cemented his reputation, becoming a cultural phenomenon with its blend of soap opera melodrama, supernatural intrigue, and quirky humor.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Diversity, equity, and inclusion melodramas mean nothing to them.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
There’s lots of melodrama, noir imagery and neon lighting.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
His television series Twin Peaks (1990–91, 2017) further cemented his reputation, becoming a cultural phenomenon with its blend of soap opera melodrama, supernatural intrigue, and quirky humor.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodrama
Noun
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Netflix has unveiled its 2025 Australian content lineup, featuring three new productions spanning mystery, comedy and social commentary.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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Ken Flores, a rising star in stand-up comedy who recently appeared on the Netflix Is a Daily Joke podcast, has died.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Nostalgia and the ache of moving on permeate every frame of The Ballad of Wallis Island, lending an air of precious sentimentality that threatens to slide into the saccharine.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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Call it a love letter as well, penned with undying admiration and possibly a soupçon of nostalgia but not an ounce of sentimentality, for a New Yawk that may as well be the Victorian era.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the international competition, Australian stop-motion animator Adam Elliot took home the 50,000 Swedish krona ($4,500) prize for his tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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Feldman’s specific style is hard to explain or neatly label though critics and viewers alike have tried to with terms like dramedy and tragicomedy.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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Simmons took that religious devotion to exercise, stripped away its grim asceticism and elitism, and imbued it with pure emotionalism and inclusivity.—
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela,
The Atlantic,
16 July 2024
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There was a not-insignificant strain of complaint about Guardians 3 trading in its fun irreverence for goopy emotionalism and melodrama.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2024
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The results are equal parts marital crisis, sins-of-the-father psychodrama and visceral body horror.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Niemann himself sometimes seems like a method actor appearing in a psychodrama, whether by temperament or by a recognition that the mad villain is the only decent role available to him now.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Our prayers are with the families, friends, neighbors and everyone affected by this tragedy.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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All those aboard the plane were killed in the tragedy.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That is, not only does emotionality sell goods, but emotions themselves have also become commodities.—
Maytal Eyal,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Sensations abound, but a human audience might struggle to access the same emotionality the Ochi are supposedly able to mine from them.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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This year, the International frontrunner appears to be Emilia Pérez, a trans-empowerment musical that received 13 Oscar nominations.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
1 Feb. 2025
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The 2025 Oscars also marks the second time that two musicals each received 10 or more nominations in the same year.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Melodrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodrama. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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