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
That is true, that is not hyperbole.
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City News Service, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
The bill’s supporters rely on conspiratorial hyperbole that would make a MAGA podcaster proud.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Political hyperbole lowers the threshold of what the public can imagine as legitimate, as allowable.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Parodies, comedies, satire, sarcasm, hyperbole.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
The bill’s supporters rely on conspiratorial hyperbole that would make a MAGA podcaster proud.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Political hyperbole lowers the threshold of what the public can imagine as legitimate, as allowable.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Parodies, comedies, satire, sarcasm, hyperbole.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperbole
Noun
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And no, that isn’t an exaggeration.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even referring to it as a national convention was an exaggeration, since any Stanley get‑together in Dallas would have been a regional rally with, at most, a few hundred salespeople.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sacramento City Unified School District is looking to change a high school mascot which depicts a racial caricature that is offensive to the Indigenous community.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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For kids, there will be a mobile video game truck, skills and drills stations, inflatables, balloon and caricature artist and a face painter.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Hyperbole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperbole. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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