as in to exaggerate
to describe or express in too strong terms commentators have overdrawn the dangers of the sport in order to make it appear more exciting

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Recent Examples of overdraw There were two bank accounts visibly associated with the company, one of which contained $0.84 and the other overdrawn by almost AUD$88,000. Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025 Bank overdraft fees, pricey penalties charged to customers who overdraw their accounts, face a $5 cap under new rules released Thursday by federal regulators. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 Cash was overdrawn by $13,459 as of September 30, 2024, compared to an overdraft of $11,315 at the end of the previous year. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 District officials are expecting even more calls this week from those with automatic bill paying, if their bank accounts get massively overdrawn. IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2013 See All Example Sentences for overdraw
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exaggerate
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  • The young family were the only people on the block who elected to ride out the storm, believing the stark warnings were being exaggerated.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The fact that the company exaggerates the job numbers, as well as the true number of states where the plane produces a significant number of jobs does not alter the fact that economic arguments carry a lot of weight in Congressional decisions on weapons procurement.
    William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Overdraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdraw. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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