dramatize

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Recent Examples of dramatize How The Breakthrough dramatizes the case The Breakthrough is a dramatized retelling of the events surrounding the Linköping murders. Isabella Wandermurem, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025 Such data dramatize the growing risks of outburst floods, says Irfan Rashid, a climate scientist at Kashmir University. Byathar Parvaiz, science.org, 2 Dec. 2024 Based on Elijah Wald’s 2015 best-seller Dylan Goes Electric!, the film dramatizes the earliest — and, yes, sexiest — years of the Dylan phenomenon. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024 Starring Kaya Scodelario and Gabriel Leone, the series will dramatize the high-octane exploits of the iconic Brazilian, who tragically died whilst racing in 1994. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dramatize 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramatize
Verb
  • If the content of his films skews towards the dark side, their form tends to be a bit more playful, undercutting some of the heaviness of what’s being depicted.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Contemporary sculptures of earthly Greek women were usually made from terra-cotta and depicted them clothed in tight cloaks.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Each contained a different crystal hidden beneath it that represented which snake I would be paired with.
    Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In addition, higher lot costs — which represent around 26% to 27% of total cost of goods — will be difficult to offset in a challenging macro environment, according to BofA. On a yearly basis, lot costs rose 10%, the company said on its most recent earnings call.
    Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment and has previously been interpreted by the Supreme Court to grant citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil regardless of the citizenship status of their parents.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The guys on the bandstand are interpreting them horizontally, from left to right, one note at a time.
    Heather Augustyn, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • James Norton has been tapped to portray Ormund Hightower in Season 3 of HBO‘s House of the Dragon, Deadline has learned.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Wilson portrays a meteorologist, who is telling viewers about a powerful whirlwind that is ripping through (tour stop) cities across the U.S., while Ernest and Muscadine Bloodline portray fellow newscasters/weathermen impacted by the whirlwind.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The peace officers began to render medical aid to Enrique Gomeztangle and called for additional emergency medical personnel.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Now, some are not being paid for millions of dollars’ worth of services already rendered, the aid industry source said.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • At least eight states — California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia — have enacted measures banning or restricting students’ use of cellphones in schools.
    Andrew Demillo, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
  • According to an analysis by the Guttmacher Institute in June 2024, eight states had enacted or proposed laws to limit access to contraception.
    Grant McLaughlin, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Trenitalia performed well in the booking experience, reliability and traveler experience categories.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Documents state that the city won the federal grant in April 2023, and Sacramento’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development began soliciting environmental consultants to perform the work in September 2024, almost a year and a half later.
    Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The exterior wooden stairwell acted as a chimney and the fire spread.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
  • It is designed to (at least in theory) survive a nuclear war while acting as a command-and-control center.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

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