1
: excessively large in girth : portly
2
: inflated
overblown claims
overblown rhetoric
also
: pretentious
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Adjective (2)
overblown predictions of financial calamity after the company had one bad quarter
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
On the other hand, some analysts argue that fears of a downturn are overblown.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
But in a Wednesday note, investment research firm Ned Davis Research said these fears may be overblown.
—Lisa Kailai Han,brian Evans, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
However, some Democrats, including Massachusetts Representative Seth Moulton, suggested the backlash was overblown, arguing that public opinion is shifting in favor of restrictions on transgender athletes.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
But new research reevaluating one of the only rigorous studies testing that hypothesis suggests those conclusions were probably overblown.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
On the other hand, some analysts argue that fears of a downturn are overblown.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
But in a Wednesday note, investment research firm Ned Davis Research said these fears may be overblown.
—Lisa Kailai Han,brian Evans, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
However, some Democrats, including Massachusetts Representative Seth Moulton, suggested the backlash was overblown, arguing that public opinion is shifting in favor of restrictions on transgender athletes.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Overblown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overblown. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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