dramatization
noun
dra·ma·ti·za·tion
ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən 
ˌdrä-
1
: the action of dramatizing
2
: a dramatized version (as of a novel)
Examples of dramatization in a Sentence
a dramatization of a true story
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The Michael Clayton actor plays CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow in a dramatization of the broadcaster's conflict with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
However, a settlement in the case reportedly includes a clause prohibiting dramatization of the Chandler family that the film’s creative team was not aware of until after shooting on the project was complete, requiring the movie to be reworked, Puck reported.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Good American Family is a dramatization of the Natalia Grace story.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
The Lockerbie disaster’s victims are bracing for a second dramatization later this year, a co-production from the BBC and Netflix.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
However, a settlement in the case reportedly includes a clause prohibiting dramatization of the Chandler family that the film’s creative team was not aware of until after shooting on the project was complete, requiring the movie to be reworked, Puck reported.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Good American Family is a dramatization of the Natalia Grace story.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
The Lockerbie disaster’s victims are bracing for a second dramatization later this year, a co-production from the BBC and Netflix.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dramatization
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“Dramatization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramatization. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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dramatization
noun
dra·ma·ti·za·tion
variants
or British dramatisation
: the transformation which in psychoanalytic theory the underlying dream thoughts undergo into dramatic and pictorial form before they can take part in the actual dream
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