as in caricature
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane
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Recent Examples of exaggeration
But exaggeration must start with a kernel of truth.
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Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
No exaggeration, this is one of the most thrillingly diverse and culturally vibrant capitals on Earth.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
Studio Ghibli’s prestigious reputation consists of truths and exaggerations.
—Ryan Gaur, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
There was never an order that, even by gross exaggeration, could be interpreted as permission to kill indiscriminately.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
No exaggeration, this is one of the most thrillingly diverse and culturally vibrant capitals on Earth.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
Studio Ghibli’s prestigious reputation consists of truths and exaggerations.
—Ryan Gaur, IndieWire, 10 June 2025
There was never an order that, even by gross exaggeration, could be interpreted as permission to kill indiscriminately.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggeration
Noun
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Benson drew caricatures of departing staff (and, as columnist EJ Montini recounts, to playfully mock their disagreements).—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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This caricature of an all-powerful, morally bankrupt no-goodnik is actually the oldest immortal around.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Plus, since when does any company tell the whole unfiltered truth without a little hyperbole?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 July 2025
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This is not hyperbole: burning oil to power a car or burning coal to produce electricity is at best slightly more than thirty per cent efficient—or seventy per cent inefficient.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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Similar studies also led the European Union to restrict food coloring.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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With their milkweed diet being a core tenet to how monarchs protect themselves from predators, other butterfly species have evolved to resemble monarchs’ coloring as a way to gain protection.—
Muqsit Ashraf,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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“Exaggeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggeration. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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