1
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
The ten experts criticize Lucas’ new DEI guidance for discouraging these types of workplace trainings by exaggerating employers’ risk of hostile work environment claims by members of majority groups.
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Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Forty-one percent of respondents said news outlets generally exaggerate the seriousness of global warming, which is up from 37% in 2024.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
This response is exaggerated in Raynaud's syndrome.
—Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
The board has exaggerated small differences and declines as failures in Illinois.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Forty-one percent of respondents said news outlets generally exaggerate the seriousness of global warming, which is up from 37% in 2024.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
This response is exaggerated in Raynaud's syndrome.
—Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
The board has exaggerated small differences and declines as failures in Illinois.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggerate
Verb
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His mission is to democratize AI, ensuring that businesses of all sizes can leverage automation to enhance productivity and efficiency.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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This approach enables companies to tailor marketing strategies and personalize offerings, thereby enhancing customer engagement and satisfaction.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Barcelona were adjudged to have overstated their UEFA PSR position by €267million in 2022, for which they were fined €500,000 by the European governing body.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The promise of such innovations — which can, among other medical miracles, target and destroy cancer cells, potentially reverse hearing loss, and enable sickle-cell patients to live without debilitating pain — can hardly be overstated.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
15 Apr. 2025
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Larnach padded the lead with a two-run homer in the eighth inning.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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And the suitcases themselves were ugly: padded with textured black fabric, soft on one side, hard on the other, the malleable side bumpy and uneven with toiletries that had been stuffed in at the last moment.—
Elisa Wouk Almino,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Player Safety — a big suspension, overdid it.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Do not overdo it: A small amount of concealer is enough to correct redness.—
Lucrezia Malavolta,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 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
Verb
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Bade Boutique Hotel Bade Boutique Hotel is one of the best options for budget travelers looking to stretch their dollar as far as possible.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The National Geographic show eventually chose the RED with the ultra-telephoto Canon CN 20 lens set, which can stretch from 50-1000mm.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
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King said the shop has been experimenting with natural dyes such as blue spirulina, turmeric extract and purple carrot juice to color its ice creams.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Due to geothermal activity underground, the small river also has pools of bubbling water colored by minerals.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
25 Apr. 2025
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The spacecraft’s computer, communications system and instruments all require energy to operate, so scientists are faced with a tough choice: hand select where to save power by sacrificing particular instruments or risk overdrawing the power supply and losing the whole spacecraft.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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At least one of the checks went into his wife’s bank account, which was then overdrawn, according to police.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Exaggerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerate. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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