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At key moments, Scorsese and his co-writer, Roth, will dramatize an Osage wedding, burial or other ceremonial tradition, pausing to take in the faces in the crowd and the intricate patterns on their robes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2023

The new Must See TV lineup will be capped at 10 p.m. by a new true-crime iteration of the “Law & Order” franchise from Dick Wolf that will dramatize the Menendez brothers murder case.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2017

But perhaps their actions will dramatize the need to challenge their framing and reclaim the genuine meaning of the phrase.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2012

Cimino's new film, Heaven's Gate, will dramatize the Johnson County War as lavishly as his last film did the war in Viet Nam, but the price will be steeper.

From Time Magazine Archive

"What If" will dramatize several mind-bending scenarios, including a world in which the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs missed Earth, or how the world would look today if Nazi Germany won World War II.

From Time Magazine Archive