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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The caricature of a suspicious-looking noncitizen from some faraway state clutching a clipboard is an exaggeration.—
Steve Bousquet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025 -
Consumers are savvy; honesty builds trust, while exaggeration leads to backlash.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In his new work, Woods casts the racist, ragdoll-like caricature known as a Golliwog as the connecting overseer of the project.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Caray died in 1998, but the tradition has continued with an array of celebrity guests belting it out from a TV booth adorned with the colorful broadcaster’s caricature.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Such hyperbole, taken at face value, has contributed to the Trump administration’s overestimation of the chances that tariffs would force China to the negotiating table.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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And being the most of something that’s already popular helps, and has done much to boost Revenge of the Sith’s reputation in the series amid so much negative hyperbole about the prequels.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Overstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstatement. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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