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Recent Examples of dramatize
Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza has teamed with Civil War and Ex Machina director Alex Garland to make Warfare, which dramatizes the day in 2006 a team of Navy SEALs, Mendoza among them, entered an apartment building in Ramadi province, Iraq, on a treacherous surveillance mission.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 June 2025
Fares Fares is a forceful actor who dramatizes George’s movie-star vanity from the inside out.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2025
Both supporters and opponents of the attacks are likely to dramatize events.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025
This is a spectacle that is constructed by the federal administration to dramatize the threat, the fear, for people who aren’t local Angelenos, who are very far from the actual place.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 June 2025
Fares Fares is a forceful actor who dramatizes George’s movie-star vanity from the inside out.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2025
Both supporters and opponents of the attacks are likely to dramatize events.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 June 2025
This is a spectacle that is constructed by the federal administration to dramatize the threat, the fear, for people who aren’t local Angelenos, who are very far from the actual place.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatize
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The final glimpse of their lives depicted them in Paris raising Tali (Isla Gie in Tony & Ziva).—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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The episode knocks Trump multiple times by depicting him with comedically small genitals, which frustrates Satan and enrages Trump when a portrait artist paints him with small genitals.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Aurora's newest ship, the Douglas Mawson, also represents a leap forward.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The trade deadline represents a once-a-season opportunity.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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And these flaws are often subtle, buried inside complex statistical models that even their creators struggle to fully interpret.—
Ted Ladd,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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At its core, the platform is designed to teach search engines and AI assistive engines how to correctly interpret and represent people and brands.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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When not painting biblical scenes and images of saints, these artists were portraying the rich and powerful.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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AnnaSophia Robb portrayed Violet Beauregarde, the bubble-gum obsessed child who finds a Golden Ticket and is ultimately turned into a blueberry.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Overwatering reduces oxygen in the soil, which damages fine roots and renders the plant unable to take up water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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No one else was hurt, the sheriff said, and the bomb squad has rendered the scene safe.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
18 July 2025
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Who won Power of Veto on ‘Big Brother’? Keanu enacted his power, which allowed a former houseguest to come in and play in the Power of Veto competition for him.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
24 July 2025
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Since Ecuador recognized the rights of Pachamama, the Quechua name for Mother Earth, in its Constitution in 2008, more than 500 laws on the rights of nature have been enacted around the world.—
Dana Zartner,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
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Cauley is on her own tour, performing four shows a week in different cities across the U.S., and will be headlining at Zanie's Comedy Club on July 31.—
Laura L. Davis,
The Tennessean,
22 July 2025
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Just a few weeks prior to their wedding, both the bride and groom performed at Glastonbury 2025, with Charli commanding The Other Stage solo and Daniel joining the rest of The 1975 for a headlining set.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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Notable Music acts: Big Boi, The Beatbox Collective, The Black Keys.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Rinke, the least-Trumpy candidate in the 2022 GOP gubernatorial primary, has been acting like a nominee-in-waiting ever since.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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“Dramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatize. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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