as in exaggerating
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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exaggerating
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Jan Paul van Hecke of the Netherlands has been involved in two scraps already, the latest when he was hit while going for a header and crumbled, perhaps exaggerating a tad, after Morocco's Azzedine Ounahi challenged the header, as well.
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The four-time Olympian was not exaggerating.
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“Overdrawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdrawing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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