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
In high-stakes projects, leaders may downplay their employees’ efforts and exaggerate their mistakes.
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Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Kehinde’s lawyer argued that the girl lied or exaggerated many of her claims.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
Meanwhile, Trump supporters contend that the predictions of doom from his tariffs have been exaggerated.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 16 May 2025
The actuaries concluded both that State Farm had exaggerated the financial strain and that the rate increase was not justified, Ms. Balber said.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Kehinde’s lawyer argued that the girl lied or exaggerated many of her claims.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
Meanwhile, Trump supporters contend that the predictions of doom from his tariffs have been exaggerated.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 16 May 2025
The actuaries concluded both that State Farm had exaggerated the financial strain and that the rate increase was not justified, Ms. Balber said.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggerate
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As disparate data sources come together through intelligent ETL processes enhanced by AI, the next step is managing the security, authentication and role-level access of the different departments and users.—
Lori Schafer,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2025
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Throughout the week, Sky players tried not to overstate the importance of the game — after all, their primary focus Saturday was erasing the memory of a season-opening blowout to the Fever in Indianapolis.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The scope of the changes — some have already begun — is difficult to overstate.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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The battery life is rated at an impressive 30 hours with noise cancellation on, and the frame and ear cups are generously padded for long listening sessions without discomfort.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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Despite the foundation’s massive growth, the Huangs are still padding the endowment’s coffers.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Strive to indulge once in a while without overdoing it.—
Leigh Morgan,
Quartz,
2 June 2025
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McDonough added extra springs and air bags to handle the camper weight and a winch up front, but otherwise has stayed away from overdoing the build.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside Online,
29 May 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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Employees' responsibilities were redistributed, stretch limits and recovery times were set and managers were held accountable for pacing.—
Apryl Evans,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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By 2005, wolf territory in Idaho stretched from near the Canadian border, south to Interstate 84 and east from the Oregon border to the Montana and Wyoming borders, the wolf team noted in its annual report.—
Clark Corbin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2025
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A bit of nostalgia also colors their upcoming live shows, as the six-week tour will spotlight openers The Coral Reefer Band, the beloved touring and recording outfit of Jimmy Buffett, who died in 2023.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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It's advised to find a viewing area that's far away from city lights and other forms of light pollution that have the potential to drown out the hues that color the night.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
2 June 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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