dramas

noun

plural of drama
as in plays
a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage wrote a police drama that really captured the speech of cops and criminals

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Recent Examples of dramas South Korea is known for its heartwarming dramas, most of which are shot on location. — Kimberly Richardson, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 The Other Bennet Sister was also produced by people who have made a lot of period dramas. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 June 2026 While Lane has previously starred in multiple TV dramas, her casting in a TV comedy is rare. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 June 2026 In May 2025, the authorities released regulations for short dramas. — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026 With family-friendly films like 1994'sAngels in the Outfield and gripping dramas like 1998's Beloved, Glover became renowned for his versatility and power onscreen. — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 From rousing war dramas like Saving Private Ryan (1998) to historical biopics like Patton (1970) to musicals that reinterpret things for a new generation like Hamilton (2020), these are films that speak uniquely to the American experience. — Kevin P. Sullivan, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramas
  1. plays
  2. musicals
  3. comedies
  4. dramatizations
  5. works
Noun
  • Those include infrastructure plays, from China to Latin America, the report said.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Why had Balogun been punished so severely when other seemingly similar plays in this World Cup had avoided punishment altogether?
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of plays
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
Noun
  • Minions creator Pierre Coffin seized rare creative control, crafting a visually dense tribute packed with nods to silent comedies, early film experiments and studio landmarks.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • That standard took her all the way through to Grace and Frankie, her longest running onscreen job to date and a relic of a time when networks allowed television comedies to build their audiences and their voices.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • Today, the public largely remembers Holmes through magazine covers, courtroom sketches, documentaries, and television dramatizations.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • For Dreams of Violets, every image and person in the film is AI generated, but the dramatizations are based on journalistic reports, photographs and eyewitness accounts from which AI video models were used.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Definition of dramatizations
Noun
  • Yet despite several of these being substantial works by some of our most noted and venturesome composers, few bicentennial commissions have survived.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Today, over 100 works by artists like François Boucher, Giulio Carpioni, Henri Strésor, and Jacob Marrel are spread across the corridors, restaurants and bars visible to all visitors—the tried and tested, with a fresh twist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of works

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