melodramatic
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Melodramatic tropes, from the striking of over-the-top poses to thunderous piano underscoring during moments of rising tension, situate “Oh, Mary!” in a bygone theatrical universe.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
Related: "Melodramatic representations of teenagers always bother me"
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2021
Melodramatic Scarpia could easily become a cartoon character.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2021
Melodramatic camera movements keep telling us where to look, and isolated sections of Rose’s body — her padding feet, her widening eyes — fill the screen.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2020
Melodramatic, I know, but I wanted to make them see—make Gaskill see—what an outrageous suggestion that was.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Vocabulary lists containing melodramatic
100 SAT Words Beginning with "M"
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ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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Tone and Point of View, List 4
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