sensationalism
noun
subject matter, language, or style producing or designed to produce startling or thrilling impressions or to excite and please vulgar taste.
sensationalistic
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a word derived from
sensationalism.
Example Sentences
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Celebrities are offered an opportunity to promote their upcoming projects in a sensationalistic yet humanistic and, oftentimes, meme-worthy manner.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2025
The series premiered in 1991 and aired for 27 seasons and nearly 5,000 episodes, exerting an irresistible hold on millions of Americans even as critics dismissed it as exploitative and sensationalistic.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
“The big publications used to only cover crypto in a sensationalistic way, when it was booming or crashing, and now they’re finally building out crypto coverage arms,” he mentioned.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2023
As intensive and worrisome as Aisha’s hauntings are — artfully handled with subtle visual shifts, sly edits and oozing audio cues — Jusu doesn’t present them as sensationalistic high points or showpieces of victimization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
It tends to put the same emphasis upon the external and sensationalistic aspects of human experience.
From Preaching and Paganism by Albert Parker Fitch
