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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Some of the Catholic and Jewish characters are caricatures, too, but this anonymous ideologue is a bit too understated for someone wanting to conscript another into deadly service and could benefit from the absurdist flair Cash deploys elsewhere.—
Niela Orr,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Red velvet, dark wood accents, and walls lined with caricatures of Washington’s political elite—past and present—set the stage for a memorable experience, one that feels equal parts old-school power lounge and playful take on the city’s history.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Colors take center stage, embedding references to the paintings and glasswork in European churches, the hues of the natural landscape in China’s Dunhuang county, as well as to the iconography and embroideries from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern dynasties in ancient China.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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In Italy, Antonio Marras combined rugged denim with delicate lace and embroideries.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office had charged Mangione with terrorism enhancements in order to justify a first-degree murder charge under state law, which could have been punished with a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Homeowners continue to seek more personalized enhancements that support both entertaining needs and everyday rituals.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Exaggerations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerations. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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