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as in to enhance
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
the American colonist John Smith is believed by many historians to have exaggerated his adventures
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as in to overstate
to describe or express in too strong terms
it would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of this entrance exam
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Recent Examples of exaggerate
But historians say Rome’s violent persecution of Christians was sporadic, and the number of martyrs has been exaggerated.
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John Blake, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
False Claims and Global Aims: A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm which runs a spa and water park in Romania, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the singer, his feud with Baskin was exaggerated for ratings.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Examining deception In many cases, state and local governments are arguing that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change and deceived the public about them, and that the industry exaggerated the extent of its investments in energy that doesn’t emit carbon.
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
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John Blake, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
False Claims and Global Aims: A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm which runs a spa and water park in Romania, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the singer, his feud with Baskin was exaggerated for ratings.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Examining deception In many cases, state and local governments are arguing that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change and deceived the public about them, and that the industry exaggerated the extent of its investments in energy that doesn’t emit carbon.
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggerate
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The league is focused on four key areas: enhanced technological features to detect hateful comments online; increased emphasis on team, arena and league security measures; reinforcing mental health resources; and alignment of core against hate.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2025
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Bill Simon, who ran Walmart U.S. from 2010 to 2014, suggests the company may be overstating challenges tied to tariffs.—
Stephanie Landsman,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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Kroger took issue with the findings, saying the investigation greatly overstates the pricing issues.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
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Some of the side plots bog the film down and take away from the core of seeing Rust and Lucas staying one step ahead of those trailing them including a posse formed by Helm along the way, and an encounter with a widow and her son that pads Fimmel’s role.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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One of the would-be contenders for the seat, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), raised $3 million in the first quarter, padding what is now a $19 million war chest.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Apr. 2025
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Yet abroad, Germans are still caricatured as Nazis, and the remembrance culture plays a part by overdoing it.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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Reflect what the job is looking for, but don't overdo it—listing nine to 12 skills is sufficient. 3.—
Franklin Buchanan,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The filthy talk of collusion, of course hyperbolized by Unsocial Media, again is crawling out of the swamp.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2023
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Yet the internet — the same force that has increased awareness of social-justice movements — has hyperbolized all entreaties to our fragmented attention spans.—
Lauren Oyler,
New York Times,
8 May 2018
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What Happens Next Severe weather is forecast to stretch from southeastern Iowa and central Illinois down to northeastern Texas on Tuesday, according to AccuWeather.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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First identified in the 1970s by NASA's Viking mission, long, dark markings snake down Martian slopes, sometimes stretching across Mars' surface for hundreds of feet.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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Moreover, the experience colored his perspective on those impoverished souls who traverse borders in search of a better life.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Butterfly pea flower extract, which is already used to color most of the above, had its use expanded to color ready-to-eat cereals, crackers, snack mixes, hard pretzels, plain potato chips, plain corn chips, tortilla chips and multigrain chips.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
9 May 2025
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The spacecraft’s computer, communications system and instruments all require energy to operate, so scientists are faced with a tough choice: hand select where to save power by sacrificing particular instruments or risk overdrawing the power supply and losing the whole spacecraft.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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At least one of the checks went into his wife’s bank account, which was then overdrawn, according to police.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Exaggerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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