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
Who knew what other wild exaggerations Wise had chosen to believe?
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Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Schultz declined to respond to the litany of accusations, calling them exaggerations and mischaracterizations.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
While some of his bold claims have come true, others have gone down as vast exaggerations or outright lies.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Those were among multiple other apparent mistruths and exaggerations about his background and qualifications.
—William Morris, Des Moines Register, 15 Jan. 2026
But that’s only fair, since wild exaggerations are exactly what music videos are all about.
—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
Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Schultz declined to respond to the litany of accusations, calling them exaggerations and mischaracterizations.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
While some of his bold claims have come true, others have gone down as vast exaggerations or outright lies.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Those were among multiple other apparent mistruths and exaggerations about his background and qualifications.
—William Morris, Des Moines Register, 15 Jan. 2026
But that’s only fair, since wild exaggerations are exactly what music videos are all about.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggerations
Noun
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This Dickensian vengeance setup gives us an awful lot of people to murder, all caricatures of the elite.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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His research also confirmed how effective conservative media have been in reducing Democrats to caricatures.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Knit tops with coordinating embroideries complemented most denim collections.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Feb. 2026
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The sheer richness of the fashion, meanwhile, compels viewers to step up closely to admire the artistry of the stitches and richness of the embroideries, and that’s precisely the point, because ultimately this is a celebration of the art of Italian handcraft.—
Laurie Brookins,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Washington’s conviction also included enhancements for committing the murder during a carjacking and causing great bodily injury during the carjacking.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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Grapevine Vintage Railroad is opening back up for the 2026 season this weekend after its yearly six-week pause for maintenance and enhancements.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Exaggerations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerations. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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