overplays

present tense third-person singular of overplay

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Verb
  • 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
  • Mandel criticized the media for accepting Hamas’s claims at face value, which exaggerates the crisis and undermines non-Hamas aid efforts.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Commissioners’ closest vote involved the portion of the budget legislation that enacts a less than 1% increase in household trash fees.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The rule also increases the maximum annual cost-sharing limitation and enacts stricter income-verification measures.
    Joseph Choi, The Hill, 2 July 2025
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“Overplays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overplays. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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