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Recent Examples of hyperbolize 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 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 The show examines stereotypes, hyperbolizes them, then deconstructs them. Darren Franich, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperbolize
exaggerate
Verb
  • The Figure below breaks down the source of gross imports; the decline in oil from OPEC is pronounced, while the rise of Canadian oil imports, due to higher oil sands production, exaggerates the security of our supply, albeit only slightly.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • Faced with a middling public response to the ICE raids and subsequent protests, Trump continued to use extreme language to exaggerate the magnitude of the public safety threat and to take credit for the reduction in hostilities as the week progressed.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025

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“Hyperbolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperbolize. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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