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histrionic
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histrionic adjective affected, aiming for effect, dramatic, embroidered, exaggerated, exhibitionistic, mannered, melodramatic, orotund, ostentatious, overacted, pretentious, self-conscious, showy, stagy, stilted, striving for effect, theatric, theatrical, unnatural
See also: demonstrative, orotund
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It turns out Rana is histrionically insecure, and grows acutely more so the more time the couple spends with her glamorous-looking pal Youmna (model-turned-vocalist Cyrene Abdelnour).
'Beirut Open City' doesn't quite close the deal by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
He adopted the title of Lord Buckley (said to have been inspired by a rhinestone-studded cape he appropriated from a circus elephant), and using a unique combination of British-accented English and hipster slang, uttered in tones that soared histrionically or sank into a compassionate purr, he retold stories from the Bible, the classics, history, and any other source that moved him.
LORD OF THE ZINGERS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
Usual Olberman Hysteria MSNBC's Keith Olbermann histrionically described Todd's hoax as "a narrative straight out of Reconstruction-era, racebased fear-mongering: a black man, 6-foot, 4-inches, attacking, sexually assaulting, fondling, mutilating a young white woman.
Red Hoax Blue Hoax by Ann Coulter / Human Events
 
 
 
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