as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
a claim to worldwide fame is a bit of an overstatement on the part of that nightclub
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Noun
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To reduce such a momentous decision to one individual would be an exaggeration.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
12 June 2025 -
Public media officials say those arguments are rooted in exaggerations and misperceptions about what the networks actually air.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Entertainment included two balloon artists from Krys Kreations, two strolling caricature artists from Draw the Crowd and Polynesian and Hawaiian music performed by the Stanley Family Trio from Center for World Music.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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At a time when transgender people are under attack on many fronts, both the lack of representation and offensive caricatures of trans people cause real harm.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 June 2025
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The Cubs manager has been around professional baseball for much of his life — the last 30-plus years as a player, manager or in a front office — and isn’t prone to hyperbole.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Instead, political hyperbole became the university’s parting message to its students.—
Isabella Brannon,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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“Overstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstatement. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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