dramatize
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These dramatize Günter’s contentious but rewarding tutelage under Freud and his erratic marriage to one of Freud’s patients, a Jewish woman named Josine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
It is a fine line since law ads can dramatize, but they are not allowed to promise results or payouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
The Progress Action Fund video doesn’t just dramatize fear.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
“We had to dramatize this thing that everybody’s been so afraid of, which is dragon-on-dragon war,” said showrunner Ryan Condal, who wrote the episode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
There is a moment just before the Communion when members of the congregation shake hands to dramatize a union.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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The novel dramatizes the 1950s New York love affair between a newly arrived Jewish refugee, Ilka Weissnix, and a prominent black intellectual named Carter Bayoux.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The play dramatizes the modern Kafkaesque hell of automated phone systems that make callers wait ungodly amounts of time, to numbing hold music, before speaking to a scripted agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024
The Scorsese series, created by Matti Leshem, dramatizes the stories of eight saints, including Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Francis of Assisi and Thomas Becket.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
However, it dramatizes parts of her life, prompting the Blanco family to sue Vergara, who is an executive producer on the series, and Netflix for using the family's image and likeness without consent.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2024
It dramatizes sound with unique artistic rhythm and design.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Here’s what is true and what is dramatized in “Pressure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
There was a church on site, although this moment in the film was dramatized.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Melies ended up as a toy seller in Paris’ Gare Montparnasse train station -- a story that was dramatized in Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film, "Hugo."
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
But in 2026, everything can be dramatized until we’re numb to the truth of what we’re seeing.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
A reciprocal relationship between people and clergy is dramatized as the congregation takes an active role in the recitation of the mass.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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He was the latest in a series of internet personalities targeted in Mexico, dramatizing the potential dangers of social media presence and commentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Major YouTube and TikTok creators—most without any legal background whatsoever—pumped out hundreds of videos dramatizing each step of the trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Why was it important to you to tell this story as a documentary versus dramatizing it?
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2024
But these are ultimately quibbles: “Shayda” achieves the remarkable feat of dramatizing authentic jeopardy while never coming across like a woman-in-peril film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
"I'm not dramatizing anything, it's my personal property that happens to be lying on my desk."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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