as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
"enough food to feed a whole army" is a common example of hyperbole
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Recent Examples of hyperbole
For one, hyperbole makes for great political theater, and that’s always welcome when fending off challengers for your job.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Trump’s hyperbole continued in a fundraising appeal to his supporters Tuesday.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Sometimes the hyperbole is enough to set off a gag reflex.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
For Ab-Soul, rapping is not only his musical gift but a tool to honor his past, present, and future, while depicting life’s highs and lows through metaphors, hyperbole, and personification.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Trump’s hyperbole continued in a fundraising appeal to his supporters Tuesday.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Sometimes the hyperbole is enough to set off a gag reflex.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
For Ab-Soul, rapping is not only his musical gift but a tool to honor his past, present, and future, while depicting life’s highs and lows through metaphors, hyperbole, and personification.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperbole
Noun
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The hinge-less part may have been an exaggeration, for someone who’s likely as much of a control freak as Halsey.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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Pew’s findings confirm one of Trump’s most remarkable accomplishments — one so unlikely that professional Latinos long dismissed his election gains as exaggerations.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Many of Kidman’s better wigs are blonde or shoulder length, but this unfortunately doesn’t ring true for the HBO movie Hemingway & Gellhorn, which stars Clive Owen as a caricature of Ernest Hemingway and a Golden Globe–nominated Kidman as his wife, the journalist Martha Gellhorn.—
Jihane Bousfiha,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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Despite this blanket ban on racist caricatures, the hateful Veo 3 videos appear to be spreading unchecked.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2025
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“Hyperbole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperbole. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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