emotionalistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotionalistic
Adjective
  • Examine your emotional reactions One of the hallmarks of misinformation is its ability to provoke strong emotional responses, whether outrage, fear or validation.
    Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
  • That final act also sets the scene for an emotional catharsis of sorts that attempts to wring tears out of the audience, with an aggressive assist from Alan Silvestri’s hard-working score.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The team’s credits encompass decades of work on theatrical trailers.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The release will blend traditional theatrical methods with innovative Direct To Audience strategies, redefining the distribution landscape for independent films.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Tomás Suslov then thumped home a sensational long range effort for Verona, but Juve was rescued by an offside decision earlier in the move.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Russell’s second goal of the game knotted the score, senior Quinlan McNulty-Lu buried the golden goal in overtime, and the No. 7 Spy Ponders (17-5-2) pulled off a sensational 4-3 comeback win over No. 10 St. Mary’s of Lynn to advance to the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2022.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That was a dramatic increase from the $32 million in sponsorship money the federation earned the year before.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • What Happens Next The dramatic turn of events could have far-reaching consequences in Europe and beyond.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • And this emotional but never melodramatic four-part drama, written by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials) and directed by Michael Keillor, is an unusually empathetic and perceptive example.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
  • These were the anarchists, whose isolated but highly publicized acts of individual retaliation were intended as inspirational melodramatic theatre rather than as actual revolutionary politics.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The 12-minute-and-then-some song starts off with a progressive folk feel and an angelically operatic high wail — think Joni Mitchell meets Fairport Convention — only to move, by the track’s halfway mark.
    A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The fights based on interpersonal drama can feel just as operatic as any hallucinogenic nightmare brought on by a mysterious woodland entity.
    Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Emotionalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionalistic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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