as in to exaggerate
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
even if she did hyperbolize her account of an encounter with a bear, it still must have been pretty scary
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Recent Examples of hyperbolize
Gauthier was hyperbolizing, but his statement looked true Monday.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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
The show examines stereotypes, hyperbolizes them, then deconstructs them.
—Darren Franich, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2017
Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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
The show examines stereotypes, hyperbolizes them, then deconstructs them.
—Darren Franich, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperbolize
exaggerate
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The scrutiny of fame has always been dehumanizing, though the ubiquity of the modern-day comment section has surely accelerated and exaggerated its cruelty.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The team, according to records shared with Semafor by Moore’s office, is digging into whether Moore had exaggerated his military record, as well as his high school and collegiate basketball tenure.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Hyperbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperbolize. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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