1
as in to enhance
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
the American colonist John Smith is believed by many historians to have exaggerated his adventures
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as in to overstate
to describe or express in too strong terms
it would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of this entrance exam
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Recent Examples of exaggerate
Opponents of burnout argue that burnout researchers exaggerate that burnout is a condition of epidemic magnitude.
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Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
One has been associated with a group that exaggerates the rare risks and harms of vaccines while casting doubt on their benefits.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
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Radio host and humorist Jean Shepherd tended to exaggerate the tales of his childhood (as do most people), and the best ones are about Christmas in the heavily nostalgized mid-20th century.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Some posts exaggerate the unrest, using videos of past demonstrations to depict a city overwhelmed by violence.
—Emma Li, CBS News, 11 June 2025
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Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
One has been associated with a group that exaggerates the rare risks and harms of vaccines while casting doubt on their benefits.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd (1966)
$9
$17 now 47% off
Radio host and humorist Jean Shepherd tended to exaggerate the tales of his childhood (as do most people), and the best ones are about Christmas in the heavily nostalgized mid-20th century.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Some posts exaggerate the unrest, using videos of past demonstrations to depict a city overwhelmed by violence.
—Emma Li, CBS News, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggerate
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Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 July 2025
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But with a smart approach, mirrors can truly enhance a space.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Amid the lack of regulation and the potential for climate startups to overstate their impact, registries aim to verify how much carbon was really removed.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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That said, his Heat tenure also was a case study of sometimes overstating such developmental projects, as evidenced by his five-year, $90 million contract.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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And this time, our impact wasn’t padding packers or improving the bottom line but creating a tangible difference in the lives of thousands of struggling families.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Over the span of about a half a day, the jailer said, 53 inmates used the glitch to pad their commissary accounts, which can be used to buy things like food items and toiletries and to fund phone calls and other communications with the outside world.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 June 2025
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Without ever overdoing, Catmull compels the audience to pay attention.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Italians don't overdo it, but always include some detail that draws attention without going overboard.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
21 June 2025
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The filthy talk of collusion, of course hyperbolized by Unsocial Media, again is crawling out of the swamp.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2023
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Yet the internet — the same force that has increased awareness of social-justice movements — has hyperbolized all entreaties to our fragmented attention spans.—
Lauren Oyler,
New York Times,
8 May 2018
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Ostensibly intended to protect a church’s autonomy in choosing its spiritual leaders, the exception has since been stretched into a catch-all excuse to deny employees of religious schools all kinds of legal recourse.—
A.J. Schumann,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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Twenty-two months stretch between Miedema’s 95th goal (September 2022 against Scotland) and 96th goal (July 2024 against Norway), months filled with injury, tears, crippling doubt.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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Finally, the third gallery room attempts to project a cooler, more verdant future with walls colored a serene green hue.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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More than another rulebook, the HMC for a future-proof social species will be colored by the ambition of a world that is configured to bring out the best in and for all.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The spacecraft’s computer, communications system and instruments all require energy to operate, so scientists are faced with a tough choice: hand select where to save power by sacrificing particular instruments or risk overdrawing the power supply and losing the whole spacecraft.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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At least one of the checks went into his wife’s bank account, which was then overdrawn, according to police.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Exaggerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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