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melodramatic

[mel-uh-druh-mat-ik] / ˌmɛl ə drəˈmæt ɪk /


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If “Pressure” is any indicator, we might be in a new era when what Ike dubbed the Crusade in Europe will be reimagined as melodramatic schlock.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It sounds melodramatic, but I genuinely didn’t think I would make it to the age of 25.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

A more melodramatic version of the story, it still retained Hailey's structure and much of his dialogue.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Her melodramatic sorrow at her stilted relationship with Alexis is palpable even as she mourns her daughter’s unwillingness to join her on a wine tasting tour in France . . . when Alexis was seven.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

Let his eyes get all huge and melodramatic.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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