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soap opera

[op-er-uh, op-ruh] / ˈɒp ər ə, ˈɒp rə /


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By summer, more visible construction will begin on the land west of the towering Art Deco building that long appeared in the title scene of the TV soap opera “General Hospital.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

"Musk was creating noise around this lawsuit but ultimately it was more of a soap opera than a long-term negative for OpenAI," he added.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

So much drama has happened at the Fed lately that it might as well be a soap opera.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Goodrem, who is known to UK TV fans for her role in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, is one of the biggest-selling female artists in her home country.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

If I hadn't made him watch so many episodes of Days of Our Lives, he wouldn't have developed a nasty habit of speaking in the vernacular of a soap opera villain.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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