as in to exaggerate
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
Dad likes to embroider his fishing stories
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Read the cues in your landscape that call for masses and voids, and let the shrubs exaggerate, shroud, and play with the existing space.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Nonetheless, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that media reports have exaggerated the level of resistance among member states to inviting Ukraine into NATO.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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They’re known for their superior comfort thanks to padding on the collar and heels, as well as their impressive durability and truly waterproof membrane.Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement These chemicals can help make the material in tampons and pads more absorbent, but advocates argue they can be replaced by safer substances.Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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This can color the sentiment of people who for decades have been used to monster evening sales and VIP art fair days that, a few years ago, more resembled an episode of Supermarket Sweep than a stroll through the MoMA.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Among the products were tactical vests, backpacks and plate carriers, which Crye identified as knockoffs due to inconsistencies in coloring with its MultiCam pattern.Annie Palmer,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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The collection, which will launch on Oct. 29, will include some of the brand’s most popular men’s and women’s products including the Scuba Hoodie, Define Jacket, Align Pant, Steady State Crew, Metal Vent Tee and Everywhere Belt Bag embellished with team logos.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
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Its sheer, gauzy over-layer is embellished with black beaded floral motifs on the body and fringes that hung from the sleeves.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024
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