overdrawing

verb

present participle of overdraw
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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  • Washington has a history of exaggerating the competitive threat from rivals, whether that was the Soviet Union or Japan.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Kennedy has also sought to personally reform the agency’s vaccine policy, firing all 17 of its vaccine advisers and replacing them with his own picks, many of whom have questioned the benefit of vaccines while exaggerating their harms.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exaggerating
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