melodramas

plural of melodrama

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Noun
  • Jeff, Aubrey, and Alison were like the Three Musketeers of kooky low-budget comedies.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 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
Noun
  • Violence was entrenched as a byproduct of a government that ignored the tragedies faced by those like Shirley Vasquez and her neighbors.
    Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In 1997, Peart was hit with the first of a double blast of tragedies.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Melodramas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramas. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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