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
The Culture Yard, like many Copenhagen sustainability leaders, avoids greenwashing and marketing hyperbole.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Having to fight and co-exist with those hell-bent on spewing lies and attention-grabbing hyperbole only clouds up the room, ruins the mood and takes away minutes from those who have been tackling real problems that truly need their government’s help.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Behind all the cheerful fanfare, holidays can be bitter pills to swallow, reminders of absence and lack and an inability to live up to all that happy hyperbole.
—Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
The New York Yankees did not stand a chance against the hardest-throwing starting pitcher of all time -- and that is not a hyperbole.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Having to fight and co-exist with those hell-bent on spewing lies and attention-grabbing hyperbole only clouds up the room, ruins the mood and takes away minutes from those who have been tackling real problems that truly need their government’s help.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Behind all the cheerful fanfare, holidays can be bitter pills to swallow, reminders of absence and lack and an inability to live up to all that happy hyperbole.
—Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
The New York Yankees did not stand a chance against the hardest-throwing starting pitcher of all time -- and that is not a hyperbole.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperbole
Noun
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Height exaggeration is one of the oldest and most well-documented forms of self-inflation.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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There are a number of driving forces behind this excited exaggeration.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The millennial heir If Rob and Michele embody the boomer storyline—build, accumulate, protect—Nick’s life has traced the darkest version of the millennial caricature.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Oftentimes Black artists are seen as caricatures or one-dimensional.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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“Hyperbole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperbole. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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