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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Jennifer Kavanagh, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
So if the precedent argument is overblown, does Venezuela matter for Taiwan at all?
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Adjective
Irritation with encroachment by China and Russia into Latin America is overblown but not totally dismissible.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
So if the precedent argument is overblown, does Venezuela matter for Taiwan at all?
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
His supporters point to research showing such fears are often overblown.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
The impact of tariffs has been overblown.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Overblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overblown. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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