psychodramas

noun

plural of psychodrama
as in melodramas

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  1. comedies
  2. musicals
  3. tragedies
  4. interludes
Noun
  • The difference is that climate-change comedies have trouble choking out a laugh.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Run by Garelick and President Will Phelps, American High was founded to fill a gap in the feature market by producing the kinds of teen comedies that are now seldom made elsewhere.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • The school commissions Broadway writers to pen musicals for students each year and recently has added in a new summer musical, where commercial producers can workshop and develop shows.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
  • Founded in 2007 by Gary and Erin Lewis, the company produces stage musicals year-round, as well as musical readings and youth drama education programs.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Definition of musicals
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  • After her leftist boyfriend moved away to pursue union organizing, Livia suffered a series of tragedies that led her to drop out of college and return to her hometown.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Deadly boating tragedies are common in the central African country, where late-night travel and overcrowded vessels are often blamed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of tragedies
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  • Unfortunately, these were brief interludes in a smorgasbord of as many as six talks delivered with little interruption.
    — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, the frequent interludes of dialogue from the Idlewild movie released at the same time don’t add much to the proceedings, and function as more of an inside joke than anything else.
    — John Hugar, SPIN, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of interludes
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