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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
overdramatize .
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Examples
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The conflation of indignity with atrocity not only overdramatizes the former but trivializes the latter.
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This is a very interesting tale, but I think Chang overdramatizes the effect of such a meeting.
Archive 2008-02-01 Michael Turton 2008
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To describe the petty annoyances of day-to-day academic life as "the rigors of the professoriate" overdramatizes the nature of academic labor.
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To describe the petty annoyances of day-to-day academic life as "the rigors of the professoriate" overdramatizes the nature of academic labor.
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Writing in a calm tone and plain language somewhat reminiscent of that of All Quiet on the Western Front, Sheeler never overdramatizes or sentimentalizes his material.
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Probably somewhere a cultural critic has written a learned tome about how the telephoto lens overdramatizes the effect of crowding in Asia, orientalizing it visually for westerners where the telephoto is used to emphasize space, as in the stereotyped shots of endless lines of telephone wires lining empty western highways.
STOP_george Teaches DailyKos Michael Turton 2006
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Probably somewhere a cultural critic has written a learned tome about how the telephoto lens overdramatizes the effect of crowding in Asia, orientalizing it visually for westerners where the telephoto is used to emphasize space, as in the stereotyped shots of endless lines of telephone wires lining empty western highways.
Archive 2006-02-01 Michael Turton 2006
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The guy who was talking sounded like a Z-list actor who overdramatizes everything.
JS-Kit’s Real-Time Commenting Widget Echo Captures The Pulse Of Comments On The Web Leena Rao 2005
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In my opinion, the media overdramatizes problems like anthrax, they make people more scared.
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On the other hand, I agree with the court that a lengthy federal court battle over the photos and the resulting discipline overdramatizes the situation.
Ars Technica Ars Staff 2011
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