as in exaggerated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
his war stories were embellished with overdrawn descriptions of battle and efforts to save the wounded
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as in overdone
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 overdrawn
Benjamin C. Waterhouse, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
With the climate crisis in mind, architects are looking to more resilient options that don’t depend on the overdrawn electrical grid at all.
—Helen Bradshaw, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
But some banks across the U.S. have been seizing checks distributed to clients whose accounts are overdrawn.
—Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2020
When federal stimulus checks began arriving in bank accounts in recent days, USAA seized funds from customers whose accounts were overdrawn — sparking blow-back for the San Antonio financial services company.
—Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 16 Apr. 2020
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An extended transcript of Scalia’s testimony to then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) during his confirmation hearings, largely recounted to make the current president look ill-informed, seemed especially overdrawn.
—Benjamin C. Waterhouse, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
With the climate crisis in mind, architects are looking to more resilient options that don’t depend on the overdrawn electrical grid at all.
—Helen Bradshaw, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
But some banks across the U.S. have been seizing checks distributed to clients whose accounts are overdrawn.
—Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2020
When federal stimulus checks began arriving in bank accounts in recent days, USAA seized funds from customers whose accounts were overdrawn — sparking blow-back for the San Antonio financial services company.
—Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 16 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdrawn
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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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“Overdrawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdrawn. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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