as in theatric
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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Luckily, McDonald’s operatic soprano does much of that bridging work, connecting her Rose not to the bright trumpet hotcha of vaudeville but to the mad arias of Lucia di Lammermoor.
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Barnes was a crank of operatic grandiosity—thin-skinned, bellicose, distrustful, fickle, and vindictive.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Meantime, there are present-day affairs underway in this busy operatic troupe, and also a considerable number of underminers.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Gascón’s operatic vocals, meanwhile, are artificially enhanced by Auto-Tune.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Barnes was a crank of operatic grandiosity—thin-skinned, bellicose, distrustful, fickle, and vindictive.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Meantime, there are present-day affairs underway in this busy operatic troupe, and also a considerable number of underminers.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Gascón’s operatic vocals, meanwhile, are artificially enhanced by Auto-Tune.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Operatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operatic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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