Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In metaphysics, a believer in or an upholder of the doctrine of sensationalism or sensualism: sometimes used adjectively.
- noun A sensational writer or speaker.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Metaph.) An advocate of, or believer in, philosophical sensationalism.
- noun One who practices sensational writing or speaking.
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- adjective
Sensationalistic ; tending tosensationalize ; characterized bysensationalism (the use ofexaggerated orlurid material in order to gain public attention). - noun One who
indulges insensational behavior or action - noun One who believes or
espouses sensationalism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention
Etymologies
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Examples
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At best, these weeklies printed what one white author termed “items generally not of interest to whites” at worst, they were called sensationalist and hostile to whites.
THE REAL PEPSI CHALLENGE Stephanie Capparell 2007
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This subject matter could easily result in sensationalist drivel, but instead Lankford has crafted an exciting and thought-provoking story which examines the feasibility of such an event, as well as its moral and physical implications.
The Jesus Thief: Summary and book reviews of The Jesus Thief by J.R. Lankford. 2003
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He is frequently described as a sensationalist, but such a view is certainly incorrect.
Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge Alexander Philip
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WOLFFE: I think this is a media environment which is sensationalist, that is manufacturing a story.
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WOLFFE: I think this is a media environment which is sensationalist, that is manufacturing a story.
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The screening of Club for a Fiver six months after the season ended jolted Sitton into sending a lengthy hand-written letter to the Leyton Orientear fanzine which, declaring an interest, I edited at the time, deriding a documentary "that at best can only be described as sensationalist and at worst totally inaccurate and unbalanced".
The Guardian World News Scott Murray 2010
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And if Thomas's description seems sensationalist, that is hardly surprising, for the American did more than any other single person to turn Lawrence into a glittering multimedia global celebrity, a fable, a saint and a myth.
NYT > Home Page By BEN MACINTYRE 2010
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It can only be described as sensationalist and disgusting.
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WOLFFE: I think this is a media environment which is sensationalist, that is manufacturing a story.
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Pawlenty only thrives on delivering "sensationalist" speeches to undereducated Minnesotans that know no better.
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