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theatrics

[thee-a-triks] / θiˈæ trɪks /


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With its latest work, “MACROdose,” free-flowing fabrics create a mesmerizing stage presentation devoid of video screens and theatrics yet just as mesmerizing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"If we stamp it out then we lose the theatrics, we lose the colour, we lose the noise and we lose the passion around football," podcast host Sean McDonald tells the documentary.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

To Ms. Noonan, awarding honors in the chamber is vulgar theatrics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

That might be theatrics, as many of his tariff threats have been.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

The whole world practices theatrics, I thought, and laughed again.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood