histrionics
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Also elusive is the source of Kayleen’s growing emotional distress, which Ms. Young conveys with an admirable absence of histrionics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
But Zhao and O’Farrell’s screenplay consistently reverts to histrionics and outsized displays of emotion, never once burrowing into how either William or Agnes really feels.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
Winger Vinicius showed his frustration with his coach publicly during the Clasico, substituted and storming off in a fit of histrionics.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
No, this season is not about histrionics, it’s about history.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025
One observer noted that “the veteran of legal battles does not go in for fireworks or courtroom histrionics but he makes his points all the stronger for his quiet reserve.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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