soap opera
noun
a radio or television series depicting the interconnected lives of many characters often in a sentimental, melodramatic way.
soap operas
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pluralof soap opera.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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People compare microseries to soap operas, but you both have stressed that you want to explore different genres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The British have become startlingly careless about this—their citizenship test is as likely to pose questions about soap operas as about Magna Carta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Microdramas are ultra-short, online soap operas hugely popular in China and elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
The worlds of the two major soap operas will collide in "Corriedale", a one-off episode where Weatherfield locals come face-to-face with their Yorkshire equivalents when they are involved in a fatal collision on the M62.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Like some guy in the soap operas his mom watched.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
