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melodrama

[mel-uh-drah-muh, -dram-uh] / ˈmɛl əˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /
NOUN
bathos
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STRONG




NOUN
dramatization
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Had Brontë survived past 30, she might have worked yet-greater literary marvels, but as it is she left us with “Wuthering Heights,” a bravura work of melodrama published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Who is the most dedicated viewer of this monetary melodrama?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

I did not want to make something that was morose or a melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

After winning last year, there is no longer a melodrama every time he makes a bad shot.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Shawn and I auditioned for a melodrama at Worm Creek.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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