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melodrama

[mel-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh] / ˈmɛl əˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /
NOUN
bathos
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NOUN
dramatization
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Who is the most dedicated viewer of this monetary melodrama?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

I did not want to make something that was morose or a melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The collective melodrama plays out against a background of deteriorating social conditions and political unrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Moving from maths to post-match monologues and melodrama.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

I’m tired of this melodrama, I’m tired of keeping silent.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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