melodramatic
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If “Pressure” is any indicator, we might be in a new era when what Ike dubbed the Crusade in Europe will be reimagined as melodramatic schlock.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
She said the feedback only anchored her belief in the story, but also meant the production needed to capitalize on the qualities that make a micro-drama captivating — like regular cliffhangers and melodramatic moments.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
It sounds melodramatic, but I genuinely didn’t think I would make it to the age of 25.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Opening track I Will Overcome finds her doom-scrolling through her phone on the rainy streets of Paris, set to an orchestral score that recalls Sondheim at his most melodramatic.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
I didn’t have the melodramatic self-centeredness to be a goth, or show up to class enough to play the geek.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing melodramatic
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