as in to exaggerate
to describe or express in too strong terms
it appears you've somewhat overstated your computer skills, if you can't find the "on" button!
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Recent Examples of overstate
But Houston’s interest in Durant has been overstated, according to reports.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Health experts, however, say that concerns about arsenic in brown rice are mostly overstated.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
By contrast, wholesale egg prices -- the amount grocers pay to suppliers -- have dropped significantly since Trump took office, though Trump appeared to overstate the amount of decline during the ABC News interview.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Arguing that church leaders have overstated the damage, supporters of restoring the historic St. Peter Church in New Britain have filed for an injunction to block the archdiocese from demolishing the 125-year-old building.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Health experts, however, say that concerns about arsenic in brown rice are mostly overstated.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
By contrast, wholesale egg prices -- the amount grocers pay to suppliers -- have dropped significantly since Trump took office, though Trump appeared to overstate the amount of decline during the ABC News interview.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Arguing that church leaders have overstated the damage, supporters of restoring the historic St. Peter Church in New Britain have filed for an injunction to block the archdiocese from demolishing the 125-year-old building.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstate
exaggerate
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Coffey seemed to exaggerate it, throwing her hands up while going down.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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The movie exaggerates the struggles Scaravella faced.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
9 May 2025
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“Overstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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