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as in enhances
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 overstates
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 exaggerates
Drama hides a hero’s flaws; comedy exaggerates it.
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Marta Balaga,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Tristan Baker, head of performance at Go Perform, an athletics performance and coaching facility, and a former strength and conditioning coach at Reading, believes a still photograph exaggerates how unstable the movement appears.
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Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Perry has recently favored footwear that exaggerates a familiar evening shape.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
The case drew widespread attention because Dee Dee was suspected of having Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of abuse in which a caregiver exaggerates, fabricates or induces illness in someone under their care.
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Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Dehydration exaggerates creases and makes skin look less supple.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
Dehydration exaggerates creases and gives skin a texture that emphasizes lines.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
This percentage is credible for new sales, but the talking point exaggerates the overall share of housing in investors’ hands and who owns them.
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Chris Doody,
Houston Chronicle,
9 Mar. 2026
The same prime minister who exaggerates his power is also fine with being portrayed as the patsy of more influential actors.
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Aluf Benn,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Nov. 2025
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Tristan Baker, head of performance at Go Perform, an athletics performance and coaching facility, and a former strength and conditioning coach at Reading, believes a still photograph exaggerates how unstable the movement appears.
—
Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Perry has recently favored footwear that exaggerates a familiar evening shape.
—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
The case drew widespread attention because Dee Dee was suspected of having Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of abuse in which a caregiver exaggerates, fabricates or induces illness in someone under their care.
—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Dehydration exaggerates creases and makes skin look less supple.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
Dehydration exaggerates creases and gives skin a texture that emphasizes lines.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
This percentage is credible for new sales, but the talking point exaggerates the overall share of housing in investors’ hands and who owns them.
—
Chris Doody,
Houston Chronicle,
9 Mar. 2026
The same prime minister who exaggerates his power is also fine with being portrayed as the patsy of more influential actors.
—
Aluf Benn,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exaggerates
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Sharper battlefield awareness Teledyne FLIR said the software enhances image quality using computational imaging techniques such as turbulence mitigation, dehazing, and super-resolution.
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The workflow also has extensibility to a variety of other agentic use cases, including the company’s Chat Concierge tool which enhances the customer experience for car buyers and dealers.
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Now the industry argues the standardized measure overstates risk.
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That overstates his closeness to the Russian president.
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Summer is a vibrant, splashy season, so why not opt for a mani that colors outside the lines?
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Moon sign, which colors their emotional self.
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Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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Alexander’s staging occasionally overdoes the comic exuberance.
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The tax law also expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in shorter-term workforce training programs.
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The temporary rule expands that list to 29 specific degree programs, including master of science in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, and doctor of nurse anesthesia practice.
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In other words, the additional money that our companies are shelling out to cover higher memory costs ultimately pads these three companies’ bottom lines.
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Adding the killer’s voice just pads an already too-long book.
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The material also embellishes the interior, where the center armrest, speaker covers, window buttons, and gear shift are among the areas of application.
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It’s also been cited as what’s wrong with basketball, as he’s been labeled a player who embellishes contact, resulting in opportunities at the free-throw line.
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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.
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The entire design grew around the Ficus Nitida, which stretches from the main deck through an oval void of approximately 172 square feet to the upper deck.
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“Exaggerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exaggerates. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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