Soap opera
Soap opera noun - Something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental.
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Television drama and soap opera are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Television drama" instead a noun phrase "Soap opera".
Television drama
Soap opera and television drama are semantically related. You can use "Soap opera" instead a noun phrase "Television drama".
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- play and soap opera
- play and television drama
- performance and soap opera
- performance and television drama
- piece and soap opera
- piece and television drama
- show and soap opera
- show and television drama
- tragedy and soap opera
- tragedy and television drama
- entertainment and soap opera
- entertainment and television drama
- comedy and soap opera
- comedy and television drama
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In the U.S, it has aired on TeenNick (formerly The N) from 2002 to 2015 and streamed to Netflix beginning in 2016.This show is very much like a Soap Opera, with constantly shifting relationships and angst, but can be as serious as a regular television drama.
Source: Series / Degrassi
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Television drama and Soap opera. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/soap_opera/television_drama
Soap opera & Television drama. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/soap_opera/television_drama>.
Television drama or Soap opera. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/soap_opera/television_drama.
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