overstatements

plural of overstatement
as in exaggerations
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
  • Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.
    Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In the Coen brothers’ films, wondrous coincidences and absurd exaggerations come off as a comic cosmic order, as a cynical version of metaphysics.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The director was careful to avoid creating caricatures of religious figures.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The same red flannel was often featured in caricatures of Mammy.
    Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Overstatements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstatements. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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