overstating

present participle of overstate
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 There’s a danger of overstating the significance of one band. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 And finally… There’s no overstating the scale of the crisis at Sheffield Wednesday. Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 After 9/11, many Americans drove instead of flying, vastly overstating the danger of planes. Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Ansfield discusses these phenomena with admirable sensitivity yet warns against overstating their significance. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025 Along the way, commentators have scuttled important details, understating or overstating the movement's potential spoils and perils. Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 But while the reductions are real, some say Scott is overstating his role. Wbff Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025 In lieu of sugarcoating the possibility of being made whole again and/or overstating the extent to which a mutual understanding might allow these characters to identify their common enemy, the film cannonballs into the grim absurdity of a world that’s lost control of itself. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025 Outside observers generally say the administration is not overstating either the fact of the intense race or the importance of winning it. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstating
exaggerating
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  • This exercise revealed Janelle wasn’t exaggerating.
    Albert Kim, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Retailing for $1,073 and available in purple, black, brown, highlighter yellow and red, the Metal Dragon boot has become one of Windowsen’s most recognizable designs, known for exaggerating scale and structure.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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“Overstating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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