overstatement

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Recent Examples of overstatement On TikTok, the #CliniqueBlackHoney hashtag has millions of views to its name… and that’s not an overstatement. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 If that sounds like an overstatement, then think about it this way. Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstatement
Noun
  • Too often, these nations assume such threats are bluffs or exaggerations because their own logic struggles to grasp that someone would be so blatant.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That’s only a slight exaggeration.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The performances are deliriously inspired, from Mark Ruffalo’s hilarious caricature of insecure manhood to Willem Dafoe’s oddly paternal mad scientist to Stone’s astonishing mental maturation through every developmental stage on the way to adulthood.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In particular, Joanne's sister Morgan (Justine Lupe) has become a goofy caricature, keying Cybertrucks and generally acting like a child.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the risk of indulging in a little unchecked hyperbole, the NFL already owns the soul of every English-speaking man, woman and child in these United States.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Backflipping over a hundred foot Canyon, and those numbers aren't hyperbole either.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Overstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstatement. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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