melodramatic
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dramatic, hammy, histrionic, stagy (or stagey), theatrical (also theatric)
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That results in a long section of increasingly melodramatic revelations involving a host of offstage characters. — Ron Charles, Dallas News, "In Richard Russo's 'Chances Are...,' a charming reunion unearths a chilling disappearance," 30 July 2019 So while no one with the team could have seen things becoming this peculiar — this melodramatic — this soon, the Raiders should not be shocked that Brown is at the epicenter of one of the weirdest stories in recent NFL history. — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, "Kurtenbach: Antonio Brown’s helmet drama is stranger than fiction — but don’t feel bad for the Raiders," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'melodramatic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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