as in exaggerating
to describe or express in too strong terms
it appears you've somewhat overstated your computer skills, if you can't find the "on" button!
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Recent Examples of overstating
Yet Sweet and economist Samuel Tombs of Pantheon Macroeconomics noted the government has faced challenges seasonally adjusting the price data early in the year, overstating price increases.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Critics have long accused Musk of overstating Tesla’s self-driving tech, and Tesla often misses its own product-launch deadlines.
—Harri Weber, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2025
To Vincent, there was no overstating the danger of gambling to the sport.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department also said the company had submitted falsified financial information for prospective customers, such as overstating a business’s income.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The company would then misrepresent the card rewards or fees, whether credit checks would be done without a consumer’s consent and submitting false financial information for customers like overstating a business’s income, according to the DOJ.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
The Justice Department is overstating China’s interest in TikTok’s data and understating the company’s ability to protect itself from foreign influence, TikTok’s lawyers told the court.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
There is also risk in overstating what happened in this game.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
But activists are overstating the surface-level changes many companies are making to get rid of the heat, a CNN review of company policies and interviews with consultants and DEI proponents found.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Critics have long accused Musk of overstating Tesla’s self-driving tech, and Tesla often misses its own product-launch deadlines.
—Harri Weber, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2025
To Vincent, there was no overstating the danger of gambling to the sport.
—Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department also said the company had submitted falsified financial information for prospective customers, such as overstating a business’s income.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The company would then misrepresent the card rewards or fees, whether credit checks would be done without a consumer’s consent and submitting false financial information for customers like overstating a business’s income, according to the DOJ.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
The Justice Department is overstating China’s interest in TikTok’s data and understating the company’s ability to protect itself from foreign influence, TikTok’s lawyers told the court.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
There is also risk in overstating what happened in this game.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
But activists are overstating the surface-level changes many companies are making to get rid of the heat, a CNN review of company policies and interviews with consultants and DEI proponents found.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Overstating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstating. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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