as in exaggerated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
overblown predictions of financial calamity after the company had one bad quarter
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Recent Examples of overblown
As for McMillan’s sprint speed, some examples suggest any concerns might be a bit overblown.
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 June 2025
But legal experts called that claim overblown for a first-time offender and said the case – which Harris played no role in – was handled properly.
—Thomas Peele, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
As Jim said during the Morning Meeting earlier in the session, the market reaction is overblown.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Maybe the detriment to a New York team that opened the Eastern Conference Finals with a pair of losses at Madison Square Garden is overblown.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 June 2025
But legal experts called that claim overblown for a first-time offender and said the case – which Harris played no role in – was handled properly.
—Thomas Peele, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
As Jim said during the Morning Meeting earlier in the session, the market reaction is overblown.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Maybe the detriment to a New York team that opened the Eastern Conference Finals with a pair of losses at Madison Square Garden is overblown.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for overblown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overblown
Adjective
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On this song in particular, there’s both this seductive whisper and this exaggerated, bimbo breathiness.—
Reanna Cruz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Sherry Coleman Collins, a food allergy dietitian and expert from the Atlanta metropolitan area, suggested the cautions about seed oils may be exaggerated, but did recommend choosing wisely.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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Business leaders relying on inaccurate and inflated carbon calculations may over purchase carbon offsets and be unsure where net zero actually is, and even less sure about how to get there.—
Sophia Mendelsohn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Against this backdrop of inflated expectations and deflating results, a more nuanced understanding has emerged from those like LeCun, who've spent decades wrestling with the actual mechanics of intelligent systems.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Overblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overblown. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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