as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
"enough food to feed a whole army" is a common example of hyperbole
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Recent Examples of hyperbole
But this is the season of hyperbole, so the Dodgers still have a chance to go 194-0 between the Cactus League and the regular season.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday announced another quarter of astounding quarterly growth as investors try to decipher whether technology’s latest craze is overblown hyperbole or a springboard into a new era of prosperity and productivity.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Nvidia has regularly cleared the bar set by analysts during the past three years, often by a wide margin, but that hasn't always been enough to satisfy investors who have become increasingly skeptical about whether AI will live up to all the hyperbole surrounding the technology.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Hickenlooper, who was also the state’s governor and the mayor of Denver, is not a man given to hyperbole.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday announced another quarter of astounding quarterly growth as investors try to decipher whether technology’s latest craze is overblown hyperbole or a springboard into a new era of prosperity and productivity.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Nvidia has regularly cleared the bar set by analysts during the past three years, often by a wide margin, but that hasn't always been enough to satisfy investors who have become increasingly skeptical about whether AI will live up to all the hyperbole surrounding the technology.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Hickenlooper, who was also the state’s governor and the mayor of Denver, is not a man given to hyperbole.
—Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperbole
Noun
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In the latter category was presenter Jimmy Kimmel, who, in an act of exaggeration that would be Swiftian if intentional, equated the free speech policies of North Korea with those of, um, CBS.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Self-deception is at the heart of lying Aristotle says that truthfulness is the virtuous middle ground between exaggeration and understatement when communicating with others.—
Katherine Moses,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
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This narratively thin work almost feels like a Malick caricature, what with all the endless voice-over, shots of men kneeling apologetically before women, and romantic melodrama between characters played by Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, and Gosling.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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The South’s special flair got lost in a haze of avocado toast pop-ups, reality show caricatures, and music festivals that turned into marketing conferences.—
Rafael Peña,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Hyperbole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperbole. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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