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
This is not hyperbole or hyperventilation.
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James Speyer, New York Daily News, 18 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
And Vonn was already, without hyperbole, the biggest star of these Olympics.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Cramer was using hyperbole to make a point.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
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James Speyer, New York Daily News, 18 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
And Vonn was already, without hyperbole, the biggest star of these Olympics.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Cramer was using hyperbole to make a point.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperbole
Noun
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Rumors exploded across social media − claims of landmarks burning, wholesale chaos and breathless exaggeration.—
Michael McCarter,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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But Chan also claimed to have ties to Asian gangs, at one point asked Kim to help him get rid of a body and spoke about killing other students, which Chan came to see as lies or exaggerations.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Less than a decade ago, university officials had to address old yearbooks showing students in Ku Klux Klan robes, using racist language or displaying racist caricatures.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Colleagues say this initial caricature of Britt as a hyper-partisan MAGA mom is simply untrue.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hyperbole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperbole. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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