sensationalizable

adjective

That can be sensationalized.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

adjectivesensationalizable (comparative more sensationalizable, superlative most sensationalizable)

comparative more sensationalizable · superlative most sensationalizable

  1. rareThat can be sensationalized.

    ...the Soviet purchases once again became sensationalizable news.

    1988, Ray A Goldberg, Research in domestic and international agribusiness management
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    Granted that when presidential primary season sets in, the least abnormality, or the most sensationalizable normality, becomes the focus of the procrustean imperative.

    1993, William Frank Buckley, Patricia B Bozell, Happy days were here again: reflections of a libertarian journalist

    In any case, the broadsheets find enough sensationalizable material in politics and business for their own marketing purposes.

    1998, Asad Latif, Walking the tightrope: press freedom and professional standards in Asia

Origin

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APA

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“sensationalizable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensationalizable. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sensationalizable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sensationalizable.

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