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histrionic

[his-tree-on-ik] / ˌhɪs triˈɒn ɪk /


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But even by the standards of histrionic soccer outrage, their reaction was extreme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

Not that I, even in my more histrionic moments, imagine that I am a member of that oppressed working class.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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