overdrawing

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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  • Giménez was exaggerating, but not by much.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Over half, or 51 percent, admitted to exaggerating their financial success, with Gen Z (54 percent) leading the way compared to millennials (48 percent).
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Overdrawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdrawing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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