1
: excessively large in girth : portly
2
: inflated
overblown claims
overblown rhetoric
also
: pretentious
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Adjective (2)
overblown predictions of financial calamity after the company had one bad quarter
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At the time, 83 percent of players who answered said the turf versus grass debate was a real concern as opposed to being overblown.
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Adjective
Ultimately, some in the Hollywood trenches see the reaction to Tilly as overblown.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
At the time, 83 percent of players who answered said the turf versus grass debate was a real concern as opposed to being overblown.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Powell’s newest colleague, Fed Governor and White House economist Stephen Miran, has argued worries about price hikes caused by trade policy are overblown.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
But Elo-Rivera said those concerns are probably overblown based on how strong demand for housing is in San Diego and how far behind the city is on its state housing production goals.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Overblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overblown. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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