inflated
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bloated, exaggerated, hyperbolized, outsize (also outsized), overblown, overdrawn, overweening
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The South Korean auto makers, which blamed the inflated ratings on testing errors, eventually agreed in 2014 to pay nearly $700 million in federal fines and class-action lawsuits. — Mike Colias, WSJ, "Ford Investigating Its Emissions Testing After Employees Raised Concerns," 21 Feb. 2019 The false returns usually reported inflated income from a sole proprietorship and claimed fictitious dependents to generate an Earned Income Tax Credit — which is a refund for working families with low- to moderate-incomes. — Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post, "Oxon Hill man gets prison time in tax refund scheme," 18 June 2018 But when a car hits an inflated airbag, the impact force is spread through the airbag and along the length of the vehicle's side structure, which reduces energy loads. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "Your Next Car Could Have Airbags That Inflate on the Outside," 15 Feb. 2019 Car tabs are a significant source of revenue for Sound Transit, which uses an inflated formula approved by the state Legislature to determine the value of vehicles and how much drivers pay for car tabs. — Heidi Groover, The Seattle Times, "Car-tab fees, new transportation package on Washington state lawmakers’ agenda," 28 Jan. 2019 Many investors feared homeowners who had paid top dollar before the bust or borrowed against properties at inflated values would soon default. — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, "A Hedge Fund Makes Billions Off Americans’ Underwater Mortgages," 25 Dec. 2018 Within days, Musk was facing multiple lawsuits from shareholders who bought shares at inflated prices in the wake of Musk's tweet. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Analysis: Why Elon Musk abandoned his plan to take Tesla private," 25 Aug. 2018 States can also group together areas with variable unemployment rates and qualify the larger area on an inflated average unemployment rate. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Food Stamp Farce," 22 Aug. 2018 Abreu is like the cute, lived-in bungalow on the cul-de-sac whose market price will fall well short of an inflated number the seller truly seeks for reasons difficult to explain. — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, "No apology necessary: White Sox All-Star Jose Abreu worth keeping more than trading," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inflated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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