emotionalism

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as in emotionality

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Recent Examples of emotionalism That form inflects the entire movie—the contours of its dramas, the style of the performances, the earnest emotionalism—while also embodying a noteworthy conceptual vision. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025 Simmons took that religious devotion to exercise, stripped away its grim asceticism and elitism, and imbued it with pure emotionalism and inclusivity. — Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024 There was a not-insignificant strain of complaint about Guardians 3 trading in its fun irreverence for goopy emotionalism and melodrama. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024 The group’s music attracts a loyal following with its soulful, spirited emotionalism. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for emotionalism
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  1. emotionality
  2. sentimentality
  3. melodrama
  4. mawkishness
Noun
  • And while Parton understood Cyrus’ emotionality, Cyrus said that her ability to cry onstage was also part of what made her performances so difficult.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
  • What is the general vibe and emotionality going through your minds right now at headquarters?
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of emotionality
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  • But as the rockers celebrate their legacy with an anniversary tour and new album, Three Tinted Windows, that same sentimentality still drives their music today.
    — Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026
  • So its history behind the watch itself, as well as that sentimentality, that attracts Mon to a model.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of sentimentality
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  • That production is the wrinkle that elevates Seventhirty’s lyrics from modern dating podcast material to pure melodrama.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At times, the dynamic between father and son can feel drowned in melodrama, but Abrams and Brolin are able to reel in their gutsy performances to portray a troubled relationship that’s still grounded in love.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of melodrama
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  • These films explore those bonds without ever resorting to bromides or mawkishness.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Then things just unravel into a half-hour of thoroughly phony mawkishness.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of mawkishness

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