soap opera

as in corn
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental the movie started out well, but quickly devolved into improbable soap opera

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Recent Examples of soap opera Up until this point the vibes have been excellent at Bayern, but anyone following the club closely knows those vibes can quickly turn into a chaotic soap opera at Germany’s most popular club. Manuel Veth, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 The soap opera, or telenovela, holds cultural power like nothing else in Brazil. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024 Beyond the Gates, an all-new CBS daytime drama that premieres on Feb. 24, will make history as the first Black soap opera in 35 years following Generations, which ran for 13 months and concluded in 1991. Julia Moore, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024 On Get Yo Scat Dirty, Vol. 2, Big Steff’s relentless stream of get-rich-quick schemes and drug dealing soap operas could break speedometers. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for soap opera 
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Noun
  • Indiana orchard carves stunning Caitlin Clark tribute into corn maze County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana, has seen record crowds come to witness its Caitlin Clark corn maze in honor of the WNBA Fever and former Iowa star this Halloween season.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Feedlots demand corn – a lot of it – which pushes farmers to grow more.
    Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sewage sludge has now been spread on millions of acres across the country.
    Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the film’s best efforts to melt its characters into the vast sludge of superhero cinema, the union between Eddie and Venom is simply too pure to be diluted down to nothing.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Nutrient-dense grains—such as quinoa, amaranth, and sorghum—provide protein, fiber, and essential vitamins.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Warm coco bread is ready to be smeared with sweet malted sorghum butter.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024

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“Soap opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soap%20opera. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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