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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Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Parity by market size may be an overblown issue, but the AL/NL chasm this year is notable.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Tom Lee thinks the concerns that the market doesn’t have the liquidity to handle mega-IPOs slated for this year, including SpaceX’s on Friday, are overblown.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Others who attended the RJC gathering felt the possibility of a Carlson candidacy was overblown.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
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Adjective
The body change piece, however, happens to be a bit overblown.
—Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
Parity by market size may be an overblown issue, but the AL/NL chasm this year is notable.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Tom Lee thinks the concerns that the market doesn’t have the liquidity to handle mega-IPOs slated for this year, including SpaceX’s on Friday, are overblown.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Others who attended the RJC gathering felt the possibility of a Carlson candidacy was overblown.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
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“Overblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overblown. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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