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Recent Examples of hyperbole Coming from Johnson’s biographer (me), that claim may sound like hyperbole. Philip Nel july 28, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025 The larger sample, of Wagner’s unparalleled dominance over 16 seasons, ultimately led him to Cooperstown: The most unhittable closer ever — Does that sound like hyperbole? Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2025 While a certain amount of hyperbole is generally tolerated when chief executive officers of private companies tout their businesses and cite revenue figures that are, well, optimistic, things necessarily get real and the financials are laid bare when investors buy in. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 July 2025 The speech itself was rife with hatred and hyperbole. Isabella Brannon, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hyperbole
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Noun
  • All of the lies and exaggerations have resulted in the Trump administration permanently labeling themselves as the presidency that promised a populist revolt against the evil elites and then canceled it.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The views from Nobu’s signature suites are described as cinematic and that’s no exaggeration.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • In interviews with more than 30 lawmakers, political figures, supporters, friends, and critics, Mamdani emerges as both more interesting and more complicated than the caricatures suggest.
    Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Interestingly, the Vance memes were far more surreal and absurd than South Park’s caricature, which retained the simple, bloated design of the first few images.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Hyperbole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperbole. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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