as in caricatures
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane
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Recent Examples of exaggerations
In commercial comedies nowadays, humor mostly happens through dialog or slapstick or exaggerations.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
However, most of these accounts are considered myths or gross exaggerations.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Feb. 2025
Reliable reporting from Sudan is difficult given communication challenges and exaggerations by both the RSF and the Sudanese military.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
As with all wars, propaganda based on lies and exaggerations has permeated the media to dehumanize our enemy.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Public faith in public health officials has plummeted because of exaggerations and outright falsehoods.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
On the opposite end of the spectrum, most Republicans, 71 percent, view those statements as exaggerations.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Drake’s stardom is, seemingly in Lamar’s eyes, hollow, built on a foundation of falsehoods, or at least exaggerations, and done without principles.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Waite, a Family Guy writer, posits plenty of amusing observations and wild exaggerations in this breezy gift book about all the undignified, likely, and unlikely ways that one could suddenly get gotten.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
However, most of these accounts are considered myths or gross exaggerations.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Feb. 2025
Reliable reporting from Sudan is difficult given communication challenges and exaggerations by both the RSF and the Sudanese military.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
As with all wars, propaganda based on lies and exaggerations has permeated the media to dehumanize our enemy.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Public faith in public health officials has plummeted because of exaggerations and outright falsehoods.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
On the opposite end of the spectrum, most Republicans, 71 percent, view those statements as exaggerations.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Drake’s stardom is, seemingly in Lamar’s eyes, hollow, built on a foundation of falsehoods, or at least exaggerations, and done without principles.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Waite, a Family Guy writer, posits plenty of amusing observations and wild exaggerations in this breezy gift book about all the undignified, likely, and unlikely ways that one could suddenly get gotten.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Exaggerations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerations. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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