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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playlets
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Playlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playlets. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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