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Recent Examples of melodrama
Hammer had an unprecedented run of success through the end of the 1970s, before closing up shop in the wake of decreasing interest in their trademark gothic horror melodramas.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Even Lawrence, the steadiest of the lot, gets caught up in the melodrama.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Haley was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor in the 2006 Academy Awards for his performance in Todd Field’s 2006 satirical melodrama Little Children.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
My personal fave is one nobody else likes, My Reputation, a soapy melodrama from 1946.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Even Lawrence, the steadiest of the lot, gets caught up in the melodrama.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Haley was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor in the 2006 Academy Awards for his performance in Todd Field’s 2006 satirical melodrama Little Children.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
My personal fave is one nobody else likes, My Reputation, a soapy melodrama from 1946.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for melodrama
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melodrama
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Call Log • Maddie is a comedy queen in this episode.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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So much so, in fact, that the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley created its own version for Hooli CEO Gavin Belson’s conference room in 2016.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Of course, anyone with a low tolerance for sugary sweet, sometimes sticky sentimentality would want to suck on a pack of lemons afterwards.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Peels back the layers of sentimentality surrounding panda conservation, revealing the unsettling realities that hinder its primary objective: protecting the species from human ambitions.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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The Off-Broadway tragicomedy stars Driver as Strings McCrane, a country music icon who finds himself at a crossroads following the death of his mother.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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But in this first-rate production – featuring superb performances from Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati – the play nevertheless emerges as a gripping drama of great wit, absurdity and tragicomedy.The Week UK, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
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Simmons took that religious devotion to exercise, stripped away its grim asceticism and elitism, and imbued it with pure emotionalism and inclusivity.Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
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There was a not-insignificant strain of complaint about Guardians 3 trading in its fun irreverence for goopy emotionalism and melodrama.Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024
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Gaga would be seen as a key component of what Phillips wants to do with this sequel as well, in terms of integrating old-fashioned musical numbers into the psychodrama.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
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Excess, violence, and the kind of family psychodrama that would make Sigmund Freud’s eyes pop — yes, the first full trailer for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is here.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
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That tragedy impacts the family deeply, especially her brother Joe, who last saw her.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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After a personal tragedy, Proffitt wanted to center LGBTQ rights in his campaign — even in a reliably Republican district.Serena Lin, Them, 4 Nov. 2024
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Governed by shadowy Pluto, Scorpios are known for their depth and intense emotionality, which is evident considering Rafe’s dark and dangerous persona.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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There was always going to be a comedown after the true-life emotionality that powered Furious 7 — and Fate was mostly seed-planting toward the ninth and 10th films.Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
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That interpretation reached something of a tipping point with the September 30 death of Creel, one of Broadway’s most popular leading men of musicals and much beloved for his LGBTQ+ activism.Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Grande, 31, and Erivo, 37, shared an emotional moment while speaking about the new movie musical's friendship-forward themes in a video shared to Australian television series The Project's Instagram page with interviewer Georgie Tunny on Monday, Nov. 4.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Melodrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodrama. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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