Sensationalize
verb
To give extra attention to something to make it seem more exciting or shocking.
The media is infamous for sensationalizing celebrity scandals.
Often appears as...
- sensationalize the news
- sensationalize a story
verb
To give extra attention to something to make it seem more exciting or shocking.
The media is infamous for sensationalizing celebrity scandals.
Often appears as...
- sensationalize the news
- sensationalize a story
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Media Use
Often used to describe how news or events are portrayed with undue excitement.
The newspaper sensationalized the minor incident into a major crisis.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies a lack of truthfulness or distortion of facts.
Politicians sometimes sensationalize issues to win votes.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Aims to provoke a strong emotional response from the audience.
The documentary sensationalized the plight of the animals.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Use
Often used to describe how news or events are portrayed with undue excitement.
The newspaper sensationalized the minor incident into a major crisis.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies a lack of truthfulness or distortion of facts.
Politicians sometimes sensationalize issues to win votes.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Aims to provoke a strong emotional response from the audience.
The documentary sensationalized the plight of the animals.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Use
Often used to describe how news or events are portrayed with undue excitement.
The newspaper sensationalized the minor incident into a major crisis.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies a lack of truthfulness or distortion of facts.
Politicians sometimes sensationalize issues to win votes.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Aims to provoke a strong emotional response from the audience.
The documentary sensationalized the plight of the animals.
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Women should represent...
here in Albuquerque Elaine bomb guard all did some graduate research on the coverage of violence against women what she found was many of these stories tend to blame victims and devalue their lives they tend to sensationalize and they black context so for her graduate work she did a three-part series on the murder of eleven women found buried on
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David Perry: Will...
Without it, the problems faced in the real world -- poverty, war, disease and genocide -- lack the levity they should. Their importance blends into the sensationalized drama of prime time TV. But the beauty of video games today lies not in the lifelike graphics,
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The New Son of God PIPE...
media pick it up you know because it's sensationalized especially when it comes to my name they sensational eyes it and as I said I can care less about that because if I had any violations of the law you can find me in court I have my
Video examples
Women should represent...
here in Albuquerque Elaine bomb guard all did some graduate research on the coverage of violence against women what she found was many of these stories tend to blame victims and devalue their lives they tend to sensationalize and they black context so for her graduate work she did a three-part series on the murder of eleven women found buried on
Video examples
David Perry: Will...
Without it, the problems faced in the real world -- poverty, war, disease and genocide -- lack the levity they should. Their importance blends into the sensationalized drama of prime time TV. But the beauty of video games today lies not in the lifelike graphics,
Video examples
The New Son of God PIPE...
media pick it up you know because it's sensationalized especially when it comes to my name they sensational eyes it and as I said I can care less about that because if I had any violations of the law you can find me in court I have my
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Quote examples
Will Hurd
American Politician
Professionals refer to the stages of the intelligence cycle as collection, processing, analyzing and sharing information. In most cases, the implications and significance of raw pieces of information found in classified materials are reviewed and vetted to keep sensationalized and unsubstantiated accounts from being deemed credible.
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Finn Jones
English Actor
I do feel like the media is one of the biggest problems. If you look at all these rolling news channels, they sensationalize the story, they focus on gossip, and they don't actually tell the full story.
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Kenny Chesney
American Musician
It's not just in my industry... everything is so sensationalized that there's not a lot of heart and soul in a lot of things there used to be heart and soul in.
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Nick Saban
American Coach
I don't try to sensationalize anybody. I'm not trying to entertain. I'm trying to give information and give access to me and tell about our program.
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Andie MacDowell
American Actress
I wish there was a news channel that really told you what was going on in the world, not just sensationalized news.
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Lydia Hearst
American Model
Just based on my own family and background, I would not be in a film that would exploit or sensationalize anyone.
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Amanda Knox
American Educator
I think the fact that my case was so sensationalized is because I am a white woman.
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Seal
English Musician
People want to sensationalize things. That's just the nature of the business.
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David Grann
American Journalist
Crime stories are often sensationalized. They can provoke lower standards.
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Ken Griffey Jr.
American Athlete
You can't sensationalize a story that is a heartfelt story.
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Will Hurd
American Politician
Professionals refer to the stages of the intelligence cycle as collection, processing, analyzing and sharing information. In most cases, the implications and significance of raw pieces of information found in classified materials are reviewed and vetted to keep sensationalized and unsubstantiated accounts from being deemed credible.
Quote examples
Finn Jones
English Actor
I do feel like the media is one of the biggest problems. If you look at all these rolling news channels, they sensationalize the story, they focus on gossip, and they don't actually tell the full story.
Quote examples
Kenny Chesney
American Musician
It's not just in my industry... everything is so sensationalized that there's not a lot of heart and soul in a lot of things there used to be heart and soul in.
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Nick Saban
American Coach
I don't try to sensationalize anybody. I'm not trying to entertain. I'm trying to give information and give access to me and tell about our program.
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Andie MacDowell
American Actress
I wish there was a news channel that really told you what was going on in the world, not just sensationalized news.
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Lydia Hearst
American Model
Just based on my own family and background, I would not be in a film that would exploit or sensationalize anyone.
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Amanda Knox
American Educator
I think the fact that my case was so sensationalized is because I am a white woman.
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Seal
English Musician
People want to sensationalize things. That's just the nature of the business.
Quote examples
David Grann
American Journalist
Crime stories are often sensationalized. They can provoke lower standards.
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Ken Griffey Jr.
American Athlete
You can't sensationalize a story that is a heartfelt story.
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