1
: excessively large in girth : portly
2
: inflated
overblown claims
overblown rhetoric
also
: pretentious
Examples of overblown in a Sentence
Adjective (2)
overblown predictions of financial calamity after the company had one bad quarter
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Michael Considine,arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
Celebrity business backlash has been abundant this year, but at its core, the uproar against Rini is misplaced at best and overblown at worst.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2025
But the reason this seems overblown is that the movie is trying to have it both ways.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
There will definitely be some places where valuations are overblown, and time will tell where those spaces are.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Ben Harburg, managing partner at Novo Capital says the figures being discussed by large tech firms for future investment may be overblown.
—Michael Considine,arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
Celebrity business backlash has been abundant this year, but at its core, the uproar against Rini is misplaced at best and overblown at worst.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2025
But the reason this seems overblown is that the movie is trying to have it both ways.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
There will definitely be some places where valuations are overblown, and time will tell where those spaces are.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overblown
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“Overblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overblown. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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