I hate how documentaries dramatise moments in history with overwrought music and B-list actors.
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Dramatise
Synonyms for "dramatise" (16 found)
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Verb(4 words)
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Verb(4 words)
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7 entriesdramatic performancedramatic sceneembellished reportoverstated claimsensational narrativestage productiontheatre adaptation
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6 entriesdramatise a scenedramatise eventsdramatise the issuepresent a dramastage a productionstage a scene
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5 entriesSample sentences
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"I have been," muttered he, "dramatising the last week: as it cannot be a comedy, and end with a marriage, let it be a tragedy, and end with a death. I can be the tyrant—Evelyn the lover ordered to execution. Lord Avonleigh has a double part to sustain—the cruel father, and the minister of my vengeance; while Francesca can go mad in white satin."
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