histrionic

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And the opera’s chorus and dancers took part in the Opening Ceremony held at the San Siro, home to Milan’s equally histrionic soccer teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Worrying about rate cuts seems histrionic, and arguably irrelevant, since corporate earnings are strong.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Suede’s sense of Britishness, however, was less a matter of manifesto than of instinct, driven by the desire to render small lives and intimate details in sweeping, romantic, even histrionic gestures.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

But with Sandler’s less histrionic roles, expectations had to be left at the door.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2025

In the best histrionic village style, Sourmelina unleashed soaring arias in which she lamented the death of her husband and castigated him for dying.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides