as in theatrical
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences
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Recent Examples of operatic But the Labèque sisters will be at Walt Disney Concert Hall at the end of the month with a two-piano program based on Glass’ operatic Cocteau trilogy. —
Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 The music by George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward blends jazz, blues and spiritual music with operatic forms. —Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026 Find yourself a series that does a bombastic operatic flourish at its midseason cliffhanger (with actual opera) and drops Tennessee Ernie Ford in its season finale. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026 His score slips back and forth between hymnlike simplicity and operatic virtuosity. —Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for operatic
Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 The music by George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward blends jazz, blues and spiritual music with operatic forms. —Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026 Find yourself a series that does a bombastic operatic flourish at its midseason cliffhanger (with actual opera) and drops Tennessee Ernie Ford in its season finale. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026 His score slips back and forth between hymnlike simplicity and operatic virtuosity. —Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for operatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operatic
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In the nineties, hip-hop was toughening up the sound of American popular music; Jackson, fey and theatrical, seemed increasingly distant from the cultural mainstream.— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Musical, which soft open in Chicago before heading to Broadway, but ground-breaking productions that went on to change the nation's theatrical course.— Dana Kozlov, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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In a dramatic scene, officers were captured on video approaching the home with guns drawn, looking for a suspect.— Austin Turner, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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But what makes this situation so hard is that there’s no obvious villain and no dramatic fallout (which, in some ways, would almost be easier to deal with).— Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/operatic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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