cannot be overstated
idiom
—used to say that something is very large or very great
The importance of tomorrow's test cannot be overstated.
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While Daniels remains one of the game's elite young signal callers, it cannot be overstated the significance of losing not just one, but now three of his top targets.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The importance of preparing our country and state for the next pandemic cannot be overstated.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The importance of a great purse cannot be overstated, as far as I am concerned.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The importance of the Eagles identifying a plan for being without him for any amount of time cannot be overstated.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The importance of preparing our country and state for the next pandemic cannot be overstated.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The importance of a great purse cannot be overstated, as far as I am concerned.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The importance of the Eagles identifying a plan for being without him for any amount of time cannot be overstated.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Cannot be overstated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannot%20be%20overstated. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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