as in to exaggerate
to describe or express in too strong terms
it appears you've somewhat overstated your computer skills, if you can't find the "on" button!
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Recent Examples of overstate
Opponents have also said that the Trump administration is overstating the severity of its national security and immigration law concerns.
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Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025
That figure might overstate the program’s effectiveness—arrivals from many other countries went down in that same time frame.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Thornberg believes the California Film Commission is likely overstating its job impact.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 June 2025
But Constellation Energy cautioned that although demand is strong, some of the forecasts by utilities are overstated as developers shop their data centers in multiple jurisdictions.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025
That figure might overstate the program’s effectiveness—arrivals from many other countries went down in that same time frame.
—Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Thornberg believes the California Film Commission is likely overstating its job impact.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 June 2025
But Constellation Energy cautioned that although demand is strong, some of the forecasts by utilities are overstated as developers shop their data centers in multiple jurisdictions.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstate
exaggerate
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Trump has long been known for his tendency to exaggerate crowd sizes at his rallies and public events, a pattern that dates back to his very first days in office.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Another hurdle is getting buy-in from red states, where many politicians have espoused the view that hate crimes and domestic terrorism concerns are exaggerated by liberals to police conservative thought.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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“Overstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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