soap opera
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corn, goo, mush, schmaltz (also schmalz), sludge, slush, sorghum
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From September 2014 to March 2015, Massan aired in Japan, a soap opera miniseries focusing on the life of Taketsuru and his wife. — Emily Price, Fortune, "How a Soap Opera Led to a Japanese Whisky Shortage," 1 Sep. 2019 That all comes crashing down when Mel unexpectedly passes away, and the sisters learn that a soap opera actress, Sherrell (Judith Light), is the other name on the deed to the theater. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Before You Know It’ is a charming but messy take on family love," 29 Aug. 2019 The show’s soap opera storylines and relentless romantic drama also speak, in particular, to a social media-savvy generation with an appetite for narratives which can be told, retold, dissected and exaggerated. — Kate Samuelson, Time, "CBS Renewed Love Island Despite Lackluster Ratings. Can the Show Find its Happily Ever After in Season Two?," 12 Aug. 2019 While this soap opera world is hyperdramatic, shot in vivid colors that enhance its big emotions, the lives of the people who put it on are much more mundane though equally amusing. — Kenneth Turan, Twin Cities, "‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ deliciously walks fine comedic line of Israeli-Palestinian conflict," 8 Aug. 2019 While this soap opera world is highly dramatic, shot in vivid colors that enhance its big emotions, the lives of the people who put it on are much more mundane though equally amusing. — Kenneth Turan, Detroit Free Press, "'Tel Aviv on Fire' plays Mideast politics for laughs," 8 Aug. 2019 Under pressure from Assi, Salam struggles to find ways to make the soap opera love story a real love story, one that ends with an Arab/Israeli wedding, not just another suicide bomb fatality. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ review: Playing an Israeli/Palestinian soap opera for laughs," 29 July 2019 While this soap opera world is hyperdramatic, shot in vivid colors that enhance its big emotions, the lives of the people who put it on are much more mundane though equally amusing. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ deliciously walks fine comedic line of Israeli-Palestinian conflict," 1 Aug. 2019 And without revealing too many spoilers, Salam manages to find a way to bring the two soap opera lovers together in an unexpected ending that includes an undercover rabbi and plenty of melodrama. — Josefin Dolsten, sun-sentinel.com, "Spies, checkpoints and soap opera drama make ‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ a brutally funny comedy," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'soap opera.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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