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 Hottest genres in Spain As in the rest of the world, dramas – across a wide spectrum of crime, suspense and fantasy to family drama – proved the hottest genre, weighing in as half the premieres during that period (15 titles). — Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 The series will join a lineup of Hulu original dramas that also includes The Testaments, Paradise, Furious, Good American Family and the upcoming The Land. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 In particular, serialized dramas about women are undersupplied. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 As audiences grew more sophisticated, dramas broke more boundaries. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The 47-year-old Glasgow native has been in massive franchises like X-Men and The Chronicles of Narnia as well as award-winning dramas like The Last King of Scotland and irreverent indies like Filth. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 His insight gleaned from both his study of history and his instinctive attuning to the dramas that play out on the tongue made his food pop at Coach House and its casual, drinky sibling, Lilac Tiger. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramas
  1. plays
  2. musicals
  3. comedies
  4. dramatizations
  5. works
Noun
  • On the next snap, Jackson ran for 64 yards, and three plays later the Wildcats got the touchdown they were denied moments earlier.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Buckeyes quarterback's pass was intercepted deep in Ohio State territory, and two plays later, Hoosiers running back Turbo Richard scored on a 7-yard touchdown run.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 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
  • At a moment when historically reliable sources of employment for mid-career comedians—writing for sitcoms and late night, supporting roles in film comedies, commercials—all seem to be in crisis, the podcast business is comparatively lucrative.
    — Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The show was one of just two comedies that NBC picked up for the 2026-2027 broadcast season.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of comedies
Noun
  • Public figures face a high bar in defamation cases, and courts have afforded dramatizations of real people broad First Amendment protection.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • With each new season, there has been backlash to creative choices made in the dramatizations of these true crime stories.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dramatizations
Noun
  • Keynesianism gets a brain freeze John Maynard Keynes is basically the father of macroeconomics, the study of how the entire economy works, including what the government can do to fight recessions, boost employment, and control inflation.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Several works confront the digital systems shaping contemporary life, subverting algorithms and finding room for human error and agency.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of works

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“Dramas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramas. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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