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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As a child growing up in Connecticut, Kathan recalls watching Douglas Edwards, the “World News Roundup” evening anchor for two decades, doing TV news updates in between the soap operas his mother watched on CBS.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Microdramas are ultra-short, online soap operas hugely popular in China and elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
People will spend a solid chunk of their lives in hyper-personalized, persistent imaginary constructs, like long-running soap operas or television series.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 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
I glanced back at Dad, sitting on the couch watching soap operas with Laleh.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
