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. 2019 All this is simply the setup to a plot that gets increasingly melodramatic, threatening at times to overwhelm everything in its path. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Them That Follow’ is a compelling tale of taboo love in a Pentecostal world," 1 Aug. 2019 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 That results in a long section of increasingly melodramatic revelations involving a host of offstage characters. — Ron Charles Critic, Washington Post, "In Richard Russo’s ‘Chances Are,’ a charming reunion unearths a chilling disappearance," 29 July 2019 This is Dead Island levels of absurd, given the disparity between this melodramatic trailer and your average PUBG match. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: A Cities: Skylines com-poo-ter, a new story for PUBG, and a new Valve game," 19 July 2019 But in a plot twist that would warm the heart of the show’s lovably melodramatic former soap-opera queen, played by Catherine O’Hara, the Emmys finally came through. — Sarah Todd, Quartz, "The surprise Emmy nods for “Schitt’s Creek” are also a win for Netflix," 18 July 2019 In this over-the-top, melodramatic tale, Harbour, playing an exaggerated version of himself, explores his family’s acting lineage and the legacy of his father, who Harbour also portrays. — Ew Staff, EW.com, "What to Watch on Tuesday: ABC goes behind the scenes of Disney’s live-action The Lion King remake," 16 July 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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