as in caricatures
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 exaggerations
But that’s only fair, since wild exaggerations are exactly what music videos are all about.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
Too often, these nations assume such threats are bluffs or exaggerations because their own logic struggles to grasp that someone would be so blatant.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
There’ll be scenes that are inspired on certain realities, and there’ll be exaggerations.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
And like the previous two, including an Emmy Award-winning 2022 series about Milwaukee serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, the story of Ed Gein has a number of exaggerations and fabrications over its eight episodes.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Coen brothers’ films, wondrous coincidences and absurd exaggerations come off as a comic cosmic order, as a cynical version of metaphysics.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
In commercial comedies nowadays, humor mostly happens through dialog or slapstick or exaggerations.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
However, most of these accounts are considered myths or gross exaggerations.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Feb. 2025
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
Too often, these nations assume such threats are bluffs or exaggerations because their own logic struggles to grasp that someone would be so blatant.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
There’ll be scenes that are inspired on certain realities, and there’ll be exaggerations.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
And like the previous two, including an Emmy Award-winning 2022 series about Milwaukee serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, the story of Ed Gein has a number of exaggerations and fabrications over its eight episodes.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Coen brothers’ films, wondrous coincidences and absurd exaggerations come off as a comic cosmic order, as a cynical version of metaphysics.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
In commercial comedies nowadays, humor mostly happens through dialog or slapstick or exaggerations.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
However, most of these accounts are considered myths or gross exaggerations.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggerations
Noun
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Chamberlain also included a drawing of the girls in the group done on a paper tablecloth which included caricatures of Carpenter, Sandoval, Chamberlain and Sarah, as well as Carpenter's friend Amber Mark.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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In other words, the caricatures themselves created the conflict.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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The piece found some compelling competition in new styles that refreshingly expanded the Alanui lexicon, such as a white felted wool cardigan that came with handmade eyelet-like embroideries.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
13 Nov. 2025
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In Italy, Antonio Marras combined rugged denim with delicate lace and embroideries.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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With the recent streak of celebrity confessions about going under the knife — from Kris Jenner breaking her silence on her viral facelift to her daughter Kylie Jenner then detailing her recent breast augmentation — the conversation around cosmetic enhancements has only gotten buzzier.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Additional announcements regarding the Easter weekend event, facility enhancements and future schedules will be released in the coming months, according to the release.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Exaggerations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerations. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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