as in exaggerated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
overblown predictions of financial calamity after the company had one bad quarter
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Recent Examples of overblown
Proponents argued that most concerns were overblown.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Steve Eisman, the investor who called the subprime mortgage crisis, said fears of the massive size of the federal budget deficit may be overblown.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 8 July 2025
To the president and his minions, the crisis is overblown.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Suvir Varma, advisory partner at Bain & Company, also believes fears of a contagion are overblown.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 July 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Steve Eisman, the investor who called the subprime mortgage crisis, said fears of the massive size of the federal budget deficit may be overblown.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 8 July 2025
To the president and his minions, the crisis is overblown.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Suvir Varma, advisory partner at Bain & Company, also believes fears of a contagion are overblown.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overblown
Adjective
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Israel says its forces have only fired warning shots and that the death toll is exaggerated.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Teenage emotions are unpredictable and often exaggerated, so the end of a boy band who had consumed so much of my mind for so long was devastating.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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This vendor lock-in creates a dependency that can lead to inflated prices, limited feature sets and a slower pace of innovation.—
Rajat Bhargava,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The fish then, choking on the convenient snack, would have attempted to push the belemnite tissue out through the gills, while the inflated phragmocone remained in the mouth cavity, suffocating the animal in the process.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
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“Overblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overblown. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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