melodramatizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of melodramatize
as in overemphasizes

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  1. overemphasizes
  2. plays up
  3. exaggerates
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  • And yet the United States and its allies’ current defense architecture overemphasizes exquisite capabilities while their adversaries, namely China and Russia, possess vast industrial capacity to scale military production.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Almost everybody overemphasizes buying the technology and chasing the easy-to-measure things, headcount reduction among them.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of overemphasizes
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  • As the series continues, however, Kazan plays up the explanatory power of an incident from Cathy’s childhood.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Product marketing plays up the same idea, pitching double-bowl designs such as the 33-inch Ruvati workstation for multitaskers who want one spot for washing veggies and drying dishes.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of plays up
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  • Armour points to two recent plays, one involving Chelsea Gray and another involving Kiah Stokes, as proof that Clark exaggerates contact and creates false narratives about opposing players.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
  • The best place to start is a sporting culture that exaggerates accomplishments and rewards capitalistic success before the sporting variety.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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“Melodramatizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melodramatizes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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