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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 the researchers found that, in situations without such stark power imbalances, speakers of both languages often maintain—and even exaggerate—their native prosody to distinguish themselves from neighbors.
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
But the tastefulness of Kogonada’s realization keeps the brazen absurdities of plot masked in sleek understatement rather than gleefully exaggerating them.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Michael Trimble, executive director of the Gaslamp Quarter Association, said the mayor’s staff is exaggerating any problems with the parking districts and not telling the whole story.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Tesla has previously been accused of exaggerating the capabilities of its software, including in a wrongful-death trial this summer over a different piece of Tesla software known as Autopilot.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
But the tastefulness of Kogonada’s realization keeps the brazen absurdities of plot masked in sleek understatement rather than gleefully exaggerating them.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Michael Trimble, executive director of the Gaslamp Quarter Association, said the mayor’s staff is exaggerating any problems with the parking districts and not telling the whole story.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Tesla has previously been accused of exaggerating the capabilities of its software, including in a wrongful-death trial this summer over a different piece of Tesla software known as Autopilot.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggerate
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Kaiping Peng, principal investigator of the report and a professor in the department of psychological and cognitive sciences at Tsinghua University, said understanding and enhancing the well-being of the Chinese people is one of the most vital subjects today.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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This configuration allows for the polarization-maintaining operation of its optical components and reduces the total number of parts, which in turn minimizes signal loss and enhances operational stability.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Baldness has delivered me; there is simply no way to overstate the intoxication of standing directly under the flow of water at the perfect temperature and pressure, scalp-first.—
Iyana Robertson,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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While the risks remain — from political instability after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation to sticky inflation, and potential BOJ missteps — the Swiss private bank believes that Japan’s fiscal concerns are overstated.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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This direction—padding the ensemble with social-media-friendly faces—represents more of a nudge toward the future than a massive overhaul.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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The adjustable straps are lightly padded, and the entire device only weighs 11 pounds with an empty bag.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Price upon publish date of this article: $595 Quilted bags are perennially en vogue, since the fashion-forward bunch is always on the lookout for accessories that can add visual interest to their ensembles without overdoing it.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The worst part of this tax is that Illinois Democrats, in their desperation for more revenue, ended up encouraging more casual bettors to overdo it and get into financial trouble.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 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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The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) is among those concerned that the threat of interference stretches far beyond Washington, DC.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Arms stretched wide and his eyes popping even wider, the ball grasped tightly in his left hand, Boise State fifth-year cornerback A’Marion McCoy soaked in the cheers.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
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In addition to matching 2-1 records, both teams have two critical similarities coloring their outlooks.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Francesca Mesiano Mesiano colored the shape of her eyes with black eyeliner at the Blumarine spring 2025 show, filling in the whole of her eyelid and extending up toward the ends of her eyebrows at the outer corners.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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If the account is overdrawn for a day or so, the brain can adjust quickly.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The dormant account fee is equivalent to the account balance or $10, whichever is less, but the fee will not overdraw your account.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Exaggerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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