theatricality
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“Adding just a little bit of theatricality and sparkle helps create an invitation of suspension of disbelief,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
This theatricality has become another earmark of the speakeasy genre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
I had assumed that the obvious theatricality of such timing would be irresistible.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Fashion shows rely on a "fundamental theatricality" that requires designers to "continually reinvent themselves by seeking out new locations", she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Fraternal twins, on the other hand, lack the amount of theatricality he had expected, but he has Marco arrange the delivery of two enormous bouquets of red roses anyway.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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