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
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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 -
In commercial comedies nowadays, humor mostly happens through dialog or slapstick or exaggerations.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The rapport between these two veteran actors turn what could have been seriously dodgy caricatures into a first-rate double act — think Abbott and Costello with sidecurls and silencers.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Sex Lives of College Girls took an honorable stab, but the characters can feel like caricatures.—
Nikki Sternberg,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Overstatements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstatements. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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